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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#66676: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:03:02 PM

@Moth - Offensive in the sense that some people take offense but that has little to do with the specific word itself. See was created as professional term and in fact an euphemism used to replace older terms such as moron, imbecile, idiot, feeble-minded and cretin all of which were once neutral terms themselves.

What happened was Euphemism Treadmill process by which words for taboo or negatively associated subjects (bodily functions, disabilities, death) are born as euphemisms (more polite ways of talking about a subject) and then, gradually, start to acquire negativity from negative use, and eventually are shunned and replaced by a new euphemism.

So the point is there's nothing wrong with the word retarded and trying to phase it out is pointless, since whatever new term you come up with will just become offensive instead. You can pretty much already notice that with some people starting to find problems with terms like ''disabled" or"challenged". As long as the subject matter itself holds negative connotations in people minds, trying to stamp out "offensive" words is pointless.

Well, that'll be all from me on the subject, let's end this digression here since we are starting to derail the thread a bit.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#66677: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:22:14 PM

...that was quite informative.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#66678: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:23:44 PM

You don't see many people defend their right to call others retard

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#66679: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:26:40 PM

Uhhhh in my defense I refer to The Boondocks.

Just look up quotes by Gin Rummy.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#66680: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:26:41 PM

Discussions like this are part of the reason it's better to just leave the word alone.

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#66681: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:33:17 PM

...that was quite informative.

Yeah, I noticed that too. So much for my goal of doing nothing but shitposting all week. tongue

Anyway, back on topic. Is anyone else kinda wierded out how they didn't even bothered to come up with an excuse for Jiren not going on to solo the tournament. He just flat out decides to sit the rest out. It's kinda funny when I think about it.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#66682: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:34:15 PM

Wait hold on, Super Saiyan 4 Bardock? And we still can't get Super Saiyan Pan?

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#66683: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:34:21 PM

I mean that's true, but he does have a point.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#66684: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:42:12 PM

I'm thinkin' Bardock should have the Turles hair...

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#66685: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:44:56 PM

Whoa Bardock got SS 4?

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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#66686: Oct 22nd 2017 at 3:48:28 PM

[up][up][up]He truly is one of the Pride Troopers.

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#66687: Oct 22nd 2017 at 4:07:11 PM

Time Breaker Paragus

Why is that even a thing?

Larfleeze Agent Orange Since: May, 2009
Agent Orange
#66688: Oct 22nd 2017 at 4:23:28 PM

I really hope the U6 Saiyans get in on these hypothetical forms for Dokkan/Heroes.

SSB Cabba

SS 4 Caulifla

SS Rose Black Kale

I mean they have to run out of forms to give to Broly and Bardock at some point right?

edited 22nd Oct '17 4:23:54 PM by Larfleeze

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#66689: Oct 22nd 2017 at 4:27:56 PM

I mean they have to run out of forms to give to Broly and Bardock at some point right?

The moment you said that, someone in Japan got an idea for Super Saiyan 4 Blue Kaioken Brodock.

Accept that this is your fault.

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TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#66690: Oct 22nd 2017 at 4:28:24 PM

Well lets see...We still could give them God, Blue and Ultra Instinct.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#66691: Oct 22nd 2017 at 4:29:07 PM

Broly & Bardock.

Holy shit do they get the good stuff.

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#66692: Oct 22nd 2017 at 4:31:00 PM

Whenever I see giant lists of Saiyan forms, I think Namekians need more forms. tongue

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#66693: Oct 22nd 2017 at 4:35:52 PM

Broly has his own God form. It's literally called Broly God and Goku fought against it in some short film.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#66694: Oct 22nd 2017 at 4:58:24 PM

The same short he fused with the audience no less.

This reminds me, I feel like Kale being a Broly shout out is kind of a Toei thing, so I wonder how the manga handles her.

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Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#66695: Oct 22nd 2017 at 5:06:40 PM

People remember Paragus? The most memorable thing about him for me was his ridiculously hammy voice acting in the Big Green dub.

edited 22nd Oct '17 5:07:15 PM by Hobgoblin

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#66696: Oct 22nd 2017 at 5:07:25 PM

[up] The AB Group dub makes it impossible to forget him.

edited 22nd Oct '17 5:08:23 PM by Zelenal

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
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#66697: Oct 22nd 2017 at 5:11:05 PM

Eventually, Dimps is going to run out of adjectives to give to Broly. It'll take a while, but it will still happen!

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#66698: Oct 22nd 2017 at 5:12:06 PM

Well Paragus is a Saiyan so I guess that's why people remember him.

I mean by the logic that everyone only cares about Saiyans after all. tongue

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#66699: Oct 22nd 2017 at 5:44:01 PM

Since I was sleep, I couldn't continue my side of the convo until now so...

It's not like I'm saying that Monna's super important. Like, we know that the invisibugs are U4's ace in the hole but, as Vegeta and Toppo demonstrated, second fiddle's not bad. Although, to be fair, we don't know how strong Xianxia is, Dercori was eliminated before she even got much of a chance to show off her magic, and Ganos has that gimmick where he can grow stronger over time, which might've made him a serious threat down the road.

I don't consider number of eliminations all that important, because just going by that, Roshi and Krillin have each had a bigger impact than Jiren. I rank fighters based on how strong they are and how formidable they are as martial artists, and Monna is stronger than most of the rest of the fighters. Sitting between SS1 and SS2 in power makes her stronger than all of the fighters from U6 in the U6/U7 tournament aside from Hit. She could solo U9, though Lavanda's poison might get to her and Bergamo could absorb her attacks and grow bigger and stronger than her, so it's not a guaranteed win.

edited 22nd Oct '17 5:45:15 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#66700: Oct 22nd 2017 at 5:48:16 PM

Although, to be fair, we don't know how strong Xianxia is

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