385

rulegularly check their modlog to remind myself how burnt and sickly the grass is on the other side of the fence (lemmy.cafe)

submitted 3 months ago by spujb@lemmy.cafe to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

66 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Wot. Should we also stop saying things are cancer? I don't get it tbh

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 8 points 3 months ago

generically speaking yes i might encourage you to find a way to insult people without trivializing the experiences and loss of those suffering from the disease and their loved ones.

in the specific case where it is a descriptive metaphor and not an insult, e.g. “multiplies like cancer,” that’s probably fine. but if you’re using it as an insult, i for one will not come to your defense.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The Dutch are in shambles lmao

But I'm not sure how it trivializes it. Using it as an indicator of a bad thing is meant to indicate how much that thing sucks. You're calling things cancer because how much cancer sucks