Reddit had a very long era where lots and lots of "I just watched Tennant's Doctor Who and I need to LARP as a kind English gentlesir now" types that also really, really wanted an excuse to say a locally-recognized-as-misogynistic slur but with an imported excuse for why it's not a misogynistic slur while still using it as a misogynistic slur.

Cornfed nerd from Ohio: "U fuckin wot, m8? I swear on me mum that you don't understand that when I say c--t I'm being congenial and everyone says it and I say it to me mum all the time. So stop being a c--t like Literally Who Anita Sarkeesian and Literally Who Zoe Quinn you c--t!" very-intelligent

[–] TacoGyrosKebabShwama@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

In Australia we say removed when we mean mate (congenially) and we say mate when we mean removed (aggressively)

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

Everything really is upside down down there

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

It's all about tone.
"Hey friend, is everything all right?" Can be both comforting and threatening

[–] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

garf-troll

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Particularly annoying hearing people go fake-RP and cons since Tennant had a fucking Scottish accent and Ecceston had a Yorkshire!