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ricky gervaise found to have multiple user names on newsbiscuit

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The All New Jeni B

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Don't count your chickens dvo, there's still time...

Posted 6 months ago #
DrTurmoil

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Again, probably thinking about this too much. But isn't there a difference between saying 'he's mental' and 'he's a mental', which makes the latter sound like stigmatising or at least differentiating a group.

'Dave's black' or 'Dave's a black'. 'Dave's gay' or 'Dave's a gay'.

I think there is a distinction, and if I were Dave I'd be bristling at the definite article.

Unsurprisingly, I think I saw something about this sort of thing on a Guardian language blog a while ago...

Posted 6 months ago #
Golgo13

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Dave is a twat.

Posted 6 months ago #
Golgo13

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For me, Ricky Gervais is still in credit at the Bank of Comedy because the Office was so good, and Extras was OK too. The dwarf stuff is a bit rubbish.

Posted 6 months ago #
Sinnick

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So, the letter "a" can cause offence (though I take your point, DrT)

That's why rdvrks are so unhappy.

Posted 6 months ago #
Stanleys Dad

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I feel I have to wade into this debate for no other reason than I don't find either word, "mental" nor "twat' offensive.

Simply because I am neither.

Posted 6 months ago #

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