• ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml
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    4 hours ago

    Gimp is really just a rare/archaic ableist slur anyway - like to refer to someone with a limp or otherwise a leg/lack of a leg that impedes their gait. I’ve never heard it used in my life.

    The sexual usage is from gay bdsm subculture in the 70s that the large majority of ppl aware of it are only aware because of Pulp Fiction.

    My vote is for pimp

    • rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio
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      3 hours ago

      Gimp is really just a rare/archaic ableist slur anyway - like to refer to someone with a limp or otherwise a leg/lack of a leg that impedes their gait. I’ve never heard it used in my life.

      I’ve only heard it used that way once in my life. When I was in high school (about 20 years ago), I hurt my leg while playing basketball and was on crutches for a few weeks. This one kid in one of my classes constantly referred to me as “gimp” throughout my recovery.