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<blockquote data-quote="Aries" data-source="post: 3535534" data-attributes="member: 44328"><p>I have always been fascinated by how what was originally intended as a derogatory term somehow became such a common description. Rather than being insulted, most of us PROUDLY claim to be "okies". Even if someone intentionally refers to us as "okies", we don't take it negatively, our response is more like, "Yeah... is that supposed to be bad?" The same as if someone tried to call us "human".</p><p></p><p>Is it that we took a derogatory term and flipped it on it's head in order to take the sting out? Sort of like self-deprecating humor? You can't hurt me by calling me an okie... I will call MYSELF an okie...</p><p></p><p>Or are we just not smart enough to know when we are being insulted? <img src="/images/smilies/rollinglaugh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rollingla" title="Rollinglaugh :rollingla" data-shortname=":rollingla" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aries, post: 3535534, member: 44328"] I have always been fascinated by how what was originally intended as a derogatory term somehow became such a common description. Rather than being insulted, most of us PROUDLY claim to be "okies". Even if someone intentionally refers to us as "okies", we don't take it negatively, our response is more like, "Yeah... is that supposed to be bad?" The same as if someone tried to call us "human". Is it that we took a derogatory term and flipped it on it's head in order to take the sting out? Sort of like self-deprecating humor? You can't hurt me by calling me an okie... I will call MYSELF an okie... Or are we just not smart enough to know when we are being insulted? :rollingla [/QUOTE]
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