Comment on THICC
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I don’t think that the otter minds being called thicc.
Who was the apology for exactly?
bstix@feddit.dk 1 year ago
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 year ago
“Digital blackface?” Get a fucking grip
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The term, originally spelled “thick,” dates back to the 90s and was used in black culture in reference to women, Dictionary.com says.
Can we stop this “black culture” bull shit too? At this point, it’s just American culture. Why are we segregatting a questionably sexist term now?
Stop categorizing every little thing as “black” or “white”. An american started the term for a specific purpose, and Americans still use it today with a broader application.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Fucking right? I grew up in schools where urban vernacular was very popular, so it’s interwoven into my casual speech. But SJW’s would have you believe I’m culturally appropriating lingo because of the color of my skin, despite the fact that it’s part of my upbringing. So much of modern anti-racism is just moar racism.
Jolteon@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Honestly, it’s not even sexist anymore. I’ve seen it used to refer to men almost as often as women.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
How about “thick” and “thicc” being 2 separate terms and having different origins?
Why should they relate? I’ve only ever heard “thicc” being used on the internet.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 year ago
God dammit earth
mobius_slip@beehaw.org 1 year ago
Maybe they just realized that it was extremely cringy.
Swallowtail@beehaw.org 11 months ago
The rapid-fire memes and acknowledgment of them being memes made it cringe, IMO. If they’d just dialed it back and said something like this I think it would have been fine:
“Here’s our beautiful thicc girl, Abby! She loves to eat fish and swim with her friends. Come see her at our aquarium any time!”
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
exactly, i’d have gone with just posting a cute image of the otter and the text “chomnkey floofer 🙏”, but i guess they have too many old people who would just think they’re having a stroke or something.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 11 months ago
That makes it fun
superduperpirate@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Apology was for people offended by an aquarium using teen slang to connect with today’s youth.
nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 1 year ago
Truly a tragedy.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Teen slang? Thicc has been around since around 2010. That means anyone who was a teen when it originated is pushing 30 now.
QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
If only they cared that much about kids getting shot
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 11 months ago
The aquarium ?
Numenor@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Otters have been shooting kids
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Lmao
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If I understand it, it ain’t teen slang.
yeather@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Not anymore
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
it’s not “teen slang”, it’s AAVE
stoly@lemmy.world 11 months ago
One is and one is not
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Chloe is determined to be offended on someone else’s behalf today tho
RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Basically the same
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
yea, because white teens stole it