Attack of the demotards
Blind righteousness is not a monopoly of conservatives or even right-wing extremists. There are plenty of mostly liberals (with maybe a progressive or two) who are so self-absorbed in their alleged leftiness they not only think they can never do wrong, but they truly believe their shit smells like roses.
Hence, the birth of the demotard.
I am not the first to use the term, and I hope I wont be the last either. Yet, I will claim to be the creator of not only it's etymological reference, but of the awards to go with it.
Aren't they special?
DEMOTARD
ETYMOLOGY
Neologism created by mashing up the words Democrat and retard.
PRONUNCIATION
deh. moh.tahrd
/ˈdeËmo:tÉ‘rd/
NOUN
demotard (plural : demotards)
- (offensive slang) A politically challenged member of the Democratic Party who believes they can do no wrong.
- (offensive slang) A person, usually a payrolled political operative for the Democratic Party, mentally challenged by their statusquoism.
- (offensive slang) A dumbass on the payroll of elected Democrats who becomes disappointed and confused when progressives and renegade democrats dare to "critize their party's incumbents"
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Nota Bene:
This is based on a post that appeared at The Daily Gotham, Word of The Day : Demotard
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crass and banal
Submitted by sly civilian (not verified) on 18 September 2007 - 12:44am.
tedious and lowbrow in one handy package.
yeah. i know it's low brow
Submitted by liza on 18 September 2007 - 8:44am.
I take full responsibility for calling out the idiocy in the democratic party.
Ableism Isn't Funny Nor Is It Clever
Submitted by bint alshamsa (not verified) on 8 November 2007 - 7:09pm.
Hello Liza,
I have enjoyed reading your posts many times. I spoke out here and on my own blog when that racist Ferguson over at FireDogLake was directing his bigotry at you. I'm saying this because, while I don't post here very much, I'm not just coming here for the first time to complain about something. I think you're a brilliant woman of color with a powerful voice. That's why this "Attack of the demotards" post caught me off guard.
I am a WOC with disabilities. Also, I have a brother who is developmentally disabled. The word "retard" goes beyond simple offensive slang. It is the ableist equivalent of using the n-word. You may not be aware of exactly how many people have been damaged by its use but I think it becomes easier to understand if you consider all of the atrocities that have been committed against millions of people with disabilities simply because they were seen as "retards".
I'm all for calling out the Democratic party and it's leaders. They're assholes. They're cowards. They're oligarchists. There are innumerable labels that can be used to describe their behavior without resorting to the use of a term that results in so much harm for people like me and the other millions of Americans with disabilities.
I know that this is your blog and you have every right to do with it as you please. However, I am asking you, please consider removing this very hurtful post. You're so witty that I am absolutely sure you can come up with an even better way of getting your point across.
As managing editor
Submitted by mole333 on 8 November 2007 - 8:18pm.
I am managing editor of Culture Kitchen and so should comment on this. Culture Kitchen is a pretty open forum that almost never prevents someone from expressing themsevles however they wish to. For example, profanity has been widely used here, with occasional complaint. I can think of only two cases of people who were banned specifically for offensiveness. One of them claimed that the relapse of Elizabeth Edwards' cancer was a sign from god that we all should vote for Hillary Clinton and the other was an anti-Semite who tried to claim that the Nazi movement in 1930's Germany was funded by Jews. You have to really push some serious buttons to get the editorial team intervening.
While I understand what you are saying, and I very much encourage your commenting on it here, I want to emphasize that "Demotard," though potentially offensive to some with disabilities (such as those Democrats who are values challenged, to cite one example) it is allowable on this site. That said, objections to it and discussions of it are also encouraged. We grow through such discussions and others can benefit from seeing it discussed here. As managing editor I am not in favor of removing this post because it gives the opportunity to discuss the very issue you bring up. Of course Liza is free to remove it or leave it, but editorial policy prefers all but the most intensly offensive of controversies to remain for discussion simply because such discussion is viewed as important. We actually routinely discuss and leave in place posts we do not like for just such reasons.
If you disagree with this policy, by all means lay into us. We encourage THAT as well ; -)
Are you serious?
This is a joke, right? This word will only debase even more debates and reduce them to name calling. Can we please stop trying to cheapen our culture by hoping to seem clever or funny?