what r ur thoughts on Harry being a simp
Well, Iâm glad I got this ask, because on the off-chance this isnât trolling, Iâm actually really uncomfortable with the word âsimp.â It might be a cool buzzword, but I find its origins incredibly sexist. If youâre unfamiliar with the original acronym, do yourself a favor and look it up. Itâs just flat-out disgusting and degrading.
And yes, Iâve heard claims the intent of âsimpâ has somehow changed and no longer reflects the original acronym. I have two major problems with this claim. First, trying to tell me âI just donât understandâ that an offensive word is no longer offensive is reminiscent of my middle school experience, when it was the height of cool to use âgayâ as a synonym for anything negative. When I voiced my objections to that at age 13, I was told almost the same thing: I âjust didnât understandâ that âgayâ didnât really mean gay. Today, everyone seems to have a better understanding that âgayâ absolutely meant gay all along; it was just cool, somehow, to equate being gay to being lesser.
Second of all, if weâre assuming the acronym no longer applies... is it really a good thing to go with the second definition of âsimpâ meaning âsimpletonâ? Is that a great thing to call someone? Cause it feels a bit ableist, and Iâm not a fan.
So. If you mean âsimpâ as a synonym for an MRA, please use that term instead... but if youâre asking me to mock a man who dares to show affection for a woman and reject traditional gender norms, please look somewhere else for that nonsense. Thanks.