Issues with "derp"

[sqbr]

Can someone give me a link to a post about why "derp" is abelist? There's a discussion on my twitter list, and there's no way I can summarise it in 140 characters.

(nb I am also pretty sleepy, so don't feel up to explaining it here either. If you're interested, I'm sure someone else will post a link eventually)

Comments

[fred_mouse]

I first encountered the word in a rant about ableist uses, but I have no memory of where, and didn't have any real understanding of what the rant was talking about at the time - I still rarely see the word, so I don't have a built in reaction to it. Mostly, I wonder if we are seeing a regional word use explode because of the lack of borders issue.

[sqbr]

I think it's less regional and more subcultural. I've seen it a lot in 4chan-meme influenced humour.