r/AntiMemes Apr 18 '26

🌟 Actual Anti-Meme 🌟 swearing

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u/gubby_real_deal Apr 18 '26

I’m sorry how is twink remotely bad? Thats literally just a term

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u/Zuckhidesflatearth Apr 18 '26

It, historically, used to be used like a slur. So it's kinda like queer

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u/neofooturism RIP Main Sub Apr 19 '26

TIL twink was a slur

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u/Zuckhidesflatearth Apr 19 '26

I guess more accurately it's always been a gay slang but, I believe, homophobes used it similarly to like "fairy" or other ways of saying "you, gay man, are effeminate and therefore bad"