BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HATED A NEOLOGISM THIS MUCH

[yvannairie]

Joyless Old Van Yells At Cloud:

Can we please go back to "stan" and stop using "simp" b/c that word literally feels like nails on a chalkboard.

It feels like having my mouth stuffed with chalk.

I hate it. Make it stop

Comments

[hellofriendsiminthedark]

It brings to my mind the image of a chimp or an imp or essentially a "primitive" or savage animal and just has that mouthfeel of being a degrading word.

[yvannairie]

I already have issues with how gatekeep-y fandom is over the act of liking things, how you gotta be embarrassed about passion, so for me it also slides right into that faultline. And also the implication that I'm not using my critical thinking skills when liking something is like... Sure, I don't have to, passion can be a purely emotional process, but I do??? Actually??? Think a lot about the things I love. It's not a delusion of elevating a mediocre thing to make myself feel better, the things I like are good by virtue of me liking them!

And that word is still an insult. I wonder how these kids are gonna feel when they actually run into someone using it as such, or if they already have so much shame it's just gonna be same-ol'-same-ol'.

[hellofriendsiminthedark]

Yes, that too! Cringe culture is pointless, liking things is fine, actually.

[cassini]

[+1 ]