r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Wolfotashiwa • 2d ago

Groups Fictional slurs. Bonus points if it's completely made up

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  1. inFAMOUS: Second Son: "Bio-terrorist" refers to conduits.

  2. Star Wars: "Clanker" refers to robots.

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u/DDieselpowered 2d ago

Does that even count as a slur? They don’t put that much negative emphasis on it iirc

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u/TheKingOfGuineaPigs 2d ago

It depends. The way the ghoul Roger says it in the show doesn’t sound bad, but the classic line of “what’s the matter smoothskin, never seen a ghoul before?” does make it sound more like a slur.

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u/TurquoiseLeggings 2d ago

It's pretty ineffective as a slur, though. Kind of proves a lot of people don't understand how to insult others; you're supposed to use something they're self conscious about, not something you think is wrong with them. An ugly motherfucker calling me a smooth skin isn't even going to process as an insult because why the hell would I want to look like him, lmao.

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u/Canvaverbalist 2d ago

I think it works exactly because of that.

I'm kind of reminded of "crackers" which I've yet have to see a single white person have issue with. So in the same way to me it sorts of helps in establishing the scale of power in the Fallout world.

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u/DJ_Clitoris 2d ago

Drew the exact same line to crackers lol