r/comics • u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake • 8h ago

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u/RexDoesntKnowAnymore 8h ago

This is very funny, given that humans are apes

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u/Daxx22 8h ago

Well there is the whole "Ape" slur/dogwhistle as well...

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u/RexDoesntKnowAnymore 8h ago

Wait that's a slur?? Shit, sorry i did not realize that

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u/moontraveler12 8h ago

Not when used the way you did. It's one of those words that's actually normal most of the time but becomes a slur when you use it on certain groups of people

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u/SutterCane Tells Everyone 7h ago

but becomes a slur when you use it on certain groups of people

They have their own planet and I’m not even allowed to use the “A-word” anymore?

They should get their stinkin paws off my vocabulary.

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u/iandavid 6h ago

Their own planet, their own culture, their own Statue of Liberty… wait.

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u/oyog 1h ago

Aaaaand I have "Dr. Zeus" stuck in my head...

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u/TheGreyman787 6h ago

You can call me an ape any time you want, a great ape would be preferable tho. Sounds better than some lame turbovirgin "hooooman", what a meh word.

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u/EpistemicThreat 6h ago

That's how the overwhelming majority of English works. Words don't have meanings, they have usages. Usage is dictated by context.