ChlorineAddict@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoThe hardest part of a vegetable…i.imgur.comimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down116
arrow-up1106arrow-down1imageThe hardest part of a vegetable…i.imgur.comChlorineAddict@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squaregolgorath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoAs a none native speaker I don’t get it… Is it some kind of slang word? Like in german you can insult a skinny person by calling them a leek.
minus-squareDemdaru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 years agoIn case you are serious - “vegetable” is a really negative way of calling heavily disabled people.
minus-squarerishabh@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoTo make sure, the joke didn’t make sense until ‘part of’ was revealed right?
minus-squareTb0n3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoHeavily disabled is a weird way of saying completely immobile and likely braindead.
minus-squareretrolasered@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoCompletely immobile and likely braindead is a longer way of saying fucked.
minus-squareCatweazle@social.vivaldi.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years ago@retrolasered @Tb0n3, completely immobile and nearly braindead it also fits many politicians today, without which unfortunately they are designated as handicapped.
minus-squareknorke3@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoi think Demdaru covered the way it’s used in this meme but FYI it’s also used for comatose patients (see german: “vegetieren”)
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoYeah but for conscious people, this is a way worse slur than “cr*pple”
As a none native speaker I don’t get it… Is it some kind of slang word? Like in german you can insult a skinny person by calling them a leek.
In case you are serious - “vegetable” is a really negative way of calling heavily disabled people.
I was! Thanks a lot
To make sure, the joke didn’t make sense until ‘part of’ was revealed right?
Heavily disabled is a weird way of saying completely immobile and likely braindead.
Completely immobile and likely braindead is a longer way of saying fucked.
@retrolasered @Tb0n3, completely immobile and nearly braindead it also fits many politicians today, without which unfortunately they are designated as handicapped.
i think Demdaru covered the way it’s used in this meme but FYI it’s also used for comatose patients (see german: “vegetieren”)
Yeah but for conscious people, this is a way worse slur than “cr*pple”