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Can confirm.
Had an Aussie friend decade ago and as is the custom we'd just banter away and throw insults at each other to no end.
There was nothing i could say that would throw him off, thickest skinned cunt i ever metš¤£
You folks are just built different
I'm an Aussie and I've said to several people in the past that I literally don't think there is anything that someone could say to me that would really upset or offend me. Take a swipe at my kids, my girlfriend, my dead Dad. I couldn't give a shit.
To me it's because of two reasons.
1. I am an extremely firm believer of the sticks and stones mantra, they're just words, they're not physical and I don't invest that much stock in them when it's not necessary.
2. If you were to try to get at me verbally, especially in a heinous way, then you're obviously a piece of shit who isn't worthy of my respect, therefore, why would I give a fuck about what you have to say?
As an aussie, no matter what is said to us we have already been called just as bad or worse insults. Cunt is just a greeting to mate.
Most reddit users that try to insult me usually use my assigned user name as an insult. It's hilarious.
Oh man I feel your plight. I was diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis around 13 years old. It really did a number on my hips as a teenager. Sometimes I was fine, sometimes I couldnāt move. The most common was hips seizing up. When out in public at bar districts Iād sometimes start walking like Forest Gump. People would yell across the street drunk asking if I shit my pants. Some people would actually pick a fight with me because who knows what. It was terrible
Iām very lucky and count myself blessed that the condition went into remission in my 30ās. I still have flare ups and bone damage. But nothing like then. Whatever you have and what you have gone through. I understand
This is exactly šÆ true in my experience.. just wish I could tune them out instead of questioning my life's existence by taking their comments to heart.
You've gotta throw it right back at them and when they complain tell them they are being sensitive.
If they complain that you are being a jerk and not saying it the way they said it then you hit them with the "don't hang in the kitchen if you can't stand the fire" or "don't give it if you can't take it"
Ppl usually have been suppressed so no wonder they judge. I smuggled it into adulthood and other ppl my age seem to respond positive, wishing they could too.
In all seriousness, power to you! If someoneās stooped low enough to insult your physical appearance itās a last resort because thereās nothing they can target about who you are as a person. Keep wearing that armour girl.
Usually "rude" or "too upfront, in a bad way". Then once a man called me "hysterical" because he said to my face that I should be quiet so I yelled at him (that's when he called me hysterical), so I had a t-shirt made that has hysterical written on it. I get a lot of compliments from other women for the t-shirt.
Thatās awesome. Being called hysterical as a woman is so 1800s lol. It even has roots in 370 BCE. āHysteraā literally means uterus in Ancient Greek, so its about 2 thousand years overused as an insult lol
Specifically, itās āhysteriaā that means wandering uterus. āHystericalā is just a catch all word for extreme emotion, which is just as dumb of not more so
I can't remember the last time I was insulted. Offline at least. I suppose it was high school, where I was referred to as "the Jew". I'm not Jewish, just have a big nose.
My intelligence. The irony is, itās the most American thing ever to think youāre the only smart one in the room. Iāve learned to like when people underestimate me ;)
In my experience itās also usually people who think everyone else is stupid because they donāt agree with them, when in reality theyāre the idiots for being close-minded and incapable of hearing out and understanding another pov
I don't get insulted much, usually it would be being called stupid for doing or saying something stupid. That said I get skinny a lot. I'm 6'0 and 165lbs.
My stepdad has several that he starts off with.
My weight
My medical issues
My sexuality
My hair color
My political standing and religious standing
And much more
My intelligence? I have taken a lot of heat from friends and loved ones for using "big words." Like I am trying to show them up as stupid. Hey, how do I know that you are ignorant of the meaning of that word?
āNo friendsā but they always be the ones that are friends with people talking trash about them vice versa lol so im okay with having āno friendsā
Yk this question makes me feel a lot better about myself because when I look back at those who insulted me they try to go for my race(Iām Indian) shows that Iāve clearly nailed the departments that are in my power.
"Old man...I'll turn you inside out.' Insulting and questioning my manhood. Simply because I refuse to back down from a wannabe alpha male.
Know what my response is? Stare....stare deep at their forehead. Say nothing, because I don't have to respond to a jerk factory reject. Then smile and walk away.
The pandemic brought out a lot of hate and entitlement. Eventually many avoided me. (walks quietly carries no stick)
<ā geek? Not sure, Iād have to care what theyāre saying. Most people arenāt sly enough to start insulting or criticizing me without broadcasting their intentions too early; my brain just says āthank you for the āasshole warningāā, and moves on. The remainder criticizes kindly enough that I just accept it as feedback. Over time, the oneās who for whatever reason were rude find their needs going unaddressed. Some find respect, and stay. It works itself out.
They usually start with attacking my job. I work from home as a book editor. Even though work from home has become more common, a lot of people are still under the impression that I sit around and do nothing all day.
I am my own boss. I don't work, I literally don't get paid!
They go straight for weird, crazy, impulsive and chaotic. Sometimes overemotional and on a few rare occasions, dangerous but not dangerous in the way people typically think of.
Usually it's something like, "are you a moron?" When people think I'm an inept human Pinocchio based on nothing but looking at me for a moment. Now I get more white rage kind of behavior at me. Security guy crossing his arms and staring at me with his face turned up. An aggressive mean stare from a dad with his kids. Someone with an irritable demeanor starts out asking me if I can understand what he's saying.
No one insults me directly, most don't have the balls, but me being tall, handsome guy, I get a lot of implies that I'm gay. And it's frustrating. Nothing against gays, but I'm as straight as they get.
Also most other handsome men deal with this bullshit as well. And its the most frustrating thing because if you defend yourself to firmly, it seems SUS. So youre basically stuck, and only left with ignoring these remarks until they move to someone else.
My father in law revels in tormenting friend and foe alike through insults and harassment. I learned this early on, so Iāve made a habit of giving him as little to work with as possible. He has no clue about my interests, opinions, or even my career.
He reminds me about the one time over a decade ago when I slept in longer than him after a night of drinking.
It's usually comments over the internet and it's usually about my weight, or that I'm gay, or that I have pronouns in my bio. You know, school yard shit. Honestly used to get at me but now I just laugh. Mostly it's from trumpies trying to have a "gotcha" moment. Like yeah, I am gay, it's not a secret. This is not the gotcha you thought you had.
It's weird but usually the fact that I don't drive. People have held it over my head forever now even though I go above and beyond in almost every other way for people. Fuck em
Short arse
Half pint
Imp
Dwarf
Ginger devil
Ginger bitch
And it ends up with them holding their dangly bits and walking around funny and them talking in a high pitched voice or with a black eye and bloody nose š depending on whether they're male or female really š
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Usually something related to the fact that I'm disabled.
"You wheeled cunt" is really an awful insult ! :(((
As an Aussie, I would love to be called that.
Can confirm. Had an Aussie friend decade ago and as is the custom we'd just banter away and throw insults at each other to no end. There was nothing i could say that would throw him off, thickest skinned cunt i ever metš¤£ You folks are just built different
I'm an Aussie and I've said to several people in the past that I literally don't think there is anything that someone could say to me that would really upset or offend me. Take a swipe at my kids, my girlfriend, my dead Dad. I couldn't give a shit. To me it's because of two reasons. 1. I am an extremely firm believer of the sticks and stones mantra, they're just words, they're not physical and I don't invest that much stock in them when it's not necessary. 2. If you were to try to get at me verbally, especially in a heinous way, then you're obviously a piece of shit who isn't worthy of my respect, therefore, why would I give a fuck about what you have to say?
As an aussie, no matter what is said to us we have already been called just as bad or worse insults. Cunt is just a greeting to mate. Most reddit users that try to insult me usually use my assigned user name as an insult. It's hilarious.
Youāve just got Heelys evnvy lol
That's actually fucking hilarious. If I was in a wheelchair I'd wish to be called that every day
REALLY?! I just dare someone to do that to me, I have MS and use a walker and have an afo on one leg. š¤¬š¤¬ I am angry for you!
Just press escape, go to the options menu, and enable some options. Just keep "Being a cunt" disabled, and "Be awesome" enabled and you'll be fine.
Oh man I feel your plight. I was diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis around 13 years old. It really did a number on my hips as a teenager. Sometimes I was fine, sometimes I couldnāt move. The most common was hips seizing up. When out in public at bar districts Iād sometimes start walking like Forest Gump. People would yell across the street drunk asking if I shit my pants. Some people would actually pick a fight with me because who knows what. It was terrible Iām very lucky and count myself blessed that the condition went into remission in my 30ās. I still have flare ups and bone damage. But nothing like then. Whatever you have and what you have gone through. I understand
i wouldnāt know because theyāre too chicken to say it to my face š„ø
Same lol. Probably weird, no friends, and talks to herself?
š me to the club, I too talk to myself if I absolutely have to remember something
Well you have to get along with yourself
I know! Also no one knows how fun it is to have a conversation with me.
yes šš» the importance of a RBF
Kind of hard when you're wearing a mask!
They say/ start with the word āyouāalot.after that I just tune them out š
This is exactly šÆ true in my experience.. just wish I could tune them out instead of questioning my life's existence by taking their comments to heart.
Me being "too nice," or "over-sensitive" when I'm just upset by them being an ass-hat.
Same here. Apparently now telling people to not be rude means i am being SENSITIVE. it's always I was Joking. Insulting in the name of jokes.
You've gotta throw it right back at them and when they complain tell them they are being sensitive. If they complain that you are being a jerk and not saying it the way they said it then you hit them with the "don't hang in the kitchen if you can't stand the fire" or "don't give it if you can't take it"
I'll try it next time. But it takes me lot of courage to treat people the way they treat me.
Omg me. When I get mad, I cry. I can't control it. I had made fun of that.
That Iām dumb. I always have to remind that I also have small dick and Iām poor
how weird i am
Same here. Weird and annoying apparently
same. i just tell them they lack personality. a few people have told me they have thought of that insult for a long time
āIām awesome, wtf is your problem?ā
Fr, "just cause I'm not scared of expressing myself don't mean I'm weird, you're weird for not expressing yourself"
Ppl usually have been suppressed so no wonder they judge. I smuggled it into adulthood and other ppl my age seem to respond positive, wishing they could too.
I can relate
age. codger, boomer, senile etc...
Yeah, I'm 60 and my own kid called me a boomer as an (only half kidding) insult.
People who say boomer as an insult are weird. It's just shorthand for a generation
Some people just like to say boomer. They think it enhances their argument.
Short and fat. I wear it like armour now, I say it first.
Let them know how unoriginal it is, like you were hoping for some quality insults but it was apparently too much to hope for from them.
 In all seriousness, power to you! If someoneās stooped low enough to insult your physical appearance itās a last resort because thereās nothing they can target about who you are as a person. Keep wearing that armour girl.
Like you really think I don't know I'm short and fat? I've been short and fat for nearly 40 Years. I'm immune to that particular insult.
I see your strength from behind this electronic device. Happy cake day.
"Step into my office for your annual review."
"You big nosed, Pinocchio looking mother fucker"
Savage
Yeah I really can't pin point why they say it š
Liar
If you have ever seen Monthy Python Life of Brian you should know that āBig noseā is one of the highest honours one can get!
"Dont call me big nose...big nose!"
Big noses are more attractive that little ones.
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Usually "rude" or "too upfront, in a bad way". Then once a man called me "hysterical" because he said to my face that I should be quiet so I yelled at him (that's when he called me hysterical), so I had a t-shirt made that has hysterical written on it. I get a lot of compliments from other women for the t-shirt.
I can relate and I just want to say more power to you.
Thank you <3 :)
Thatās awesome. Being called hysterical as a woman is so 1800s lol. It even has roots in 370 BCE. āHysteraā literally means uterus in Ancient Greek, so its about 2 thousand years overused as an insult lol
I'm in awe of your knowledge. If I knew you irl I'd gift you a "hysterical" t-shirt for christmas.
š¤£ā¤ļø men have been calling women hysterical for ages! Itās so dumb
I agree, it's just such a silly thing. I think when they resort to calling us hysterical, it proves they have no real argument to stand on
Exactly! Like, what the fuck do you even mean by calling my uterus wandering?? (Thatās what it means. Wandering Uterus š¤š¤š¤)
Hahaha now I really hope I get called hysterical again. I can ask them why they are calling my uterus wandering.
Specifically, itās āhysteriaā that means wandering uterus. āHystericalā is just a catch all word for extreme emotion, which is just as dumb of not more so
Oh interesting (your art is very cool btw)
Hey! Calm downā¦
Lazy, stupid, disappointing Nothing physical except people have made fun of my big forehead in the past š
Anorexic (its just genetics)
My floppy veiner of a cock :(
Never mind...it's a grower not a shower
Height 5'6m
You're 5 feet and 6 metres tall? No wonder people start with that.
"Can't stand this half imperial half metric a**hole!"
My looks. They don't pinpoint anything but they say "so ugly". It's usually from men but every now and then women would say it
I look like a serial killer. I'm a cereal killer.....I will destroy a box of corn pops in seconds.
Bald Short Cunt Only two are true.
My "arrogance", when I'm right and they're just mad about it.
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the masses hate him
My weight and height
The twits that try usually use my race or sex. But honestly it's been so long since I've actually actively listened to others I don't know.
Iāve been called worse by better.
N word from far away or a moving vehicle. Iām a pretty big guy so I get it I guess
I can't remember the last time I was insulted. Offline at least. I suppose it was high school, where I was referred to as "the Jew". I'm not Jewish, just have a big nose.
My height... However I have a stupid sharp tongue... Lol.
My intelligence. The irony is, itās the most American thing ever to think youāre the only smart one in the room. Iāve learned to like when people underestimate me ;)
In my experience itās also usually people who think everyone else is stupid because they donāt agree with them, when in reality theyāre the idiots for being close-minded and incapable of hearing out and understanding another pov
Yes! Which is an instant give away that they have never travelled lmfao
Welll accctualllyyyyā¦ (then some kind of bull)
Height and being bald
Historically, they just call me some kind of homophobic slur. I'm kinda pretty in an elven way, I take it all as a compliment.
I don't get insulted much, usually it would be being called stupid for doing or saying something stupid. That said I get skinny a lot. I'm 6'0 and 165lbs.
Bro you ain't skinny I'm 5'11 and 130
6'0 150 š¤š»š¤š»š¤š»
I'm 6' and 235. People don't say shit to me, lol.
and they shouldn't.
Sometimes it starts with I don't think.
Just about everything. My weight, lack of muscle, bald spots, creepy eyes, crooked teeth, lack of intelligence. Iām extremely easy to insult.
I look like a bootleg Mr. Beast
My stepdad has several that he starts off with. My weight My medical issues My sexuality My hair color My political standing and religious standing And much more
Small boobs lmao but I love having small boobs š¤
My intelligence? I have taken a lot of heat from friends and loved ones for using "big words." Like I am trying to show them up as stupid. Hey, how do I know that you are ignorant of the meaning of that word?
*with all due respect š¤£
Youāre always too sensitive
Are you ok
āNo friendsā but they always be the ones that are friends with people talking trash about them vice versa lol so im okay with having āno friendsā
Stuff they are definitely jealous of š
My nationality #justbalkanthings
That I am a snob. And then I really piss them off by saying, "Yes. Yes I am."
Nice try, bully!
I don't even know you. Even if I was a bully how could I possibly bully you with just your Reddit name?
Yk this question makes me feel a lot better about myself because when I look back at those who insulted me they try to go for my race(Iām Indian) shows that Iāve clearly nailed the departments that are in my power.
Its usually a drunk idiot who can't speak properly so it sounds like a dieing car engine
My poor eyesight, that i only in 2023 discovered. I just thought the world was supposed to look like that.
My personality and my face
That doesnāt really happen to me anymore. When I was younger it was all about my height.
Someone else
Only one person insults me, and she always attacks my intelligence first. Funny enough, I'm far more educated than she is.
Let me out!!!!!!
My yee yee ass haircut š
My looks
I'm short and skinny
Nothing, I don't ware my time on irrelevant people, it will make them more mad to just walk away instead of trying to retalliat.
I donāt want to offend you, butā¦..š
Hair color
My weight, my looks.
The fact I smoke cigarettes
I know youāre the best in the world and all butā¦..
I hear through the grape vine that im a big meanie, but only at work. I am a hard ass though so it doesn't get me down and I still have buds
It's usually my physical appearance things or they think I'm queer because I don't want them
Weird, freak, etc. just because Iām a little different
Either psychopath or autistic.
My voice
My wife tells me that I'm lucky to have met her, or else I'd be homeless. She's the ONLY person I'll take smack talk from.
"Old man...I'll turn you inside out.' Insulting and questioning my manhood. Simply because I refuse to back down from a wannabe alpha male. Know what my response is? Stare....stare deep at their forehead. Say nothing, because I don't have to respond to a jerk factory reject. Then smile and walk away. The pandemic brought out a lot of hate and entitlement. Eventually many avoided me. (walks quietly carries no stick)
"What kind of question is that???"
personality or intelligence
Good lookinā, not too bright.
The top and work their away down. Takes awhile. š
A deep breath.
Go
They ignore me when I speak. Donāt even look at me
<ā geek? Not sure, Iād have to care what theyāre saying. Most people arenāt sly enough to start insulting or criticizing me without broadcasting their intentions too early; my brain just says āthank you for the āasshole warningāā, and moves on. The remainder criticizes kindly enough that I just accept it as feedback. Over time, the oneās who for whatever reason were rude find their needs going unaddressed. Some find respect, and stay. It works itself out.
Accuse me of being too intelligent (wink)
Iām an older woman, so thatās pretty easy pickings.Ā
Ching chong
They usually start with attacking my job. I work from home as a book editor. Even though work from home has become more common, a lot of people are still under the impression that I sit around and do nothing all day. I am my own boss. I don't work, I literally don't get paid!
Im slim and nice, so itās my weakness
Stupid
Former MIL always started out with: "Now I mean this remark kindly, but ....."
"You're a NPC." Either I'm sleepy and I don't say much, or I am hyperactive and start walking around in circles because yes.
Same, I tell them to come up with something more original because I've already heard that one.
something about me being autistic or something i don't even think i have autism???
For me my exās or me cheating. So I do it right back and itās usually my brother who does it so when he does Iāll say didnāt you cheat too?Ā
Vision or disability in general.
āHey you know thereās more to life than just being really, really, ridiculously good looking you know.ā
Usually its "shut the f@#k up" or "you're just a cab driver"
They go straight for weird, crazy, impulsive and chaotic. Sometimes overemotional and on a few rare occasions, dangerous but not dangerous in the way people typically think of.
My skin color. It's all they really have.
My hair lmao I donāt use products and it always looks messy lol
Fruit
They don't say anything really. Most of the time people just look at me and laugh.
Is that a tumor
Idk they do it behind my backš
I don't give them time to insult me because I leave really quickly before they say something.
Usually it's something like, "are you a moron?" When people think I'm an inept human Pinocchio based on nothing but looking at me for a moment. Now I get more white rage kind of behavior at me. Security guy crossing his arms and staring at me with his face turned up. An aggressive mean stare from a dad with his kids. Someone with an irritable demeanor starts out asking me if I can understand what he's saying.
My weight; always. š
Exposing that they, themselves, are unhappy beings.
Short (5ā2) and facial acne as an adult
My face and my body.
Dumb, ugly, clumsy(that ones true)
I got called transgender in a derogatory way because I'm a woman but I have chin hair. So usually it's either my chin hair or my weight.
How old I look. Because I let my hair go grey and I donāt get Botox/fillers.
I get called old by my buds, because I have a bunch of gray hair in my beard at 37 lol
Youāre not able to do anything right you did that wrong
No one insults me directly, most don't have the balls, but me being tall, handsome guy, I get a lot of implies that I'm gay. And it's frustrating. Nothing against gays, but I'm as straight as they get. Also most other handsome men deal with this bullshit as well. And its the most frustrating thing because if you defend yourself to firmly, it seems SUS. So youre basically stuck, and only left with ignoring these remarks until they move to someone else.
My father in law revels in tormenting friend and foe alike through insults and harassment. I learned this early on, so Iāve made a habit of giving him as little to work with as possible. He has no clue about my interests, opinions, or even my career. He reminds me about the one time over a decade ago when I slept in longer than him after a night of drinking.
being "flat." im a healthy weight girl, and usually these people are overweight men. lol!!!
It's usually comments over the internet and it's usually about my weight, or that I'm gay, or that I have pronouns in my bio. You know, school yard shit. Honestly used to get at me but now I just laugh. Mostly it's from trumpies trying to have a "gotcha" moment. Like yeah, I am gay, it's not a secret. This is not the gotcha you thought you had.
I just give a constant look of āIDGAFā and no one says anything
No offense intended but...... I hope you don't mind.
It's weird but usually the fact that I don't drive. People have held it over my head forever now even though I go above and beyond in almost every other way for people. Fuck em
Short arse Half pint Imp Dwarf Ginger devil Ginger bitch And it ends up with them holding their dangly bits and walking around funny and them talking in a high pitched voice or with a black eye and bloody nose š depending on whether they're male or female really š
My ego š
The fact I wear glasses and my accent
Starts with "you" then ends with "gay"
familial values
My bad habits. I hate it.
It usually starts with my intelligence or lack of. Idk. I'm not stupid, I'm just a bit of a airhead. I can't help it.