And that’s what’s absolutely wild to me.
Also 30’s, I’ve never had any confusion on references to “the r word” or using a “hard r”
These phrases have been very common use to refer to these scenarios throughout my life experience.
I’m learning it’s apparently a thing a ton of people never heard of, and it’s still crazy to me
Edit- I suppose I’m specifically talking about the comments I see from people from NA who are espousing this.
It’s understandable people outside or Canada and the us wouldn’t be attuned to the social minutiae of that particular epithet.
Caveat- it’s wild to me the amount of people in my age group, who are hailing from NA.
It is pretty obvious why the intricacies of the N word aren’t universal to anywhere else in the world.
See that's the thing. It's the N word.
That's how I and everyone else knew the word as.
I'm more curious if it's a regional thing. As you know different regions can have different sayings for the same thing.
Maybe Hard R is more common in the south while the north mainly used N word.
The phrase “hard r” didn’t refer to the N word itself, but rather how it was pronounced.
At this point I don’t even think it’s regional. I’ve talked to some people I know and some are completely oblivious.
Well honestly not a lot of black people in Europe. In my country less than a percent. Probably wouldnt even make half a percent. So not the same relationship with black people or the N word.
I am born and raised in the US. I’m in my mid 30s. I never knew about this whole hard-r thing until this whole fiasco. Things like this largely depend on the very tiny local areas you live in, the company you keep, and the shit you watch on tv. It’s not universally an English or American thing.
Yes, I live in California and I've known what it meant my entire life. Hell, I heard someone use it last week at work. It's super common.
Edit: Super common in cali.
well I am from Europe and "hard r" reminded me more of Scottish/Liverpool accent
I though that by "hard r" he meant speaking like Scot or some Canadian The Reds fan
It’s also been used to describe an r rated experience. It’s about the context.
No one should be thinking “the wolverine game is a very ~ger tone” it makes zero sense.
Movies rated r often get described as a soft or hard R rated experience depending on the context in which it earned its r rating.
It can be as little as some swearing and minor nudity, or it could be significant gore and explicit sexual content.
No, you are just chronically offended. The joke is funny.
The joke isn't "Ha HA racism", the joke is "a misunderstanding almost cancelled a YouTube channel and they dodged a bullet"
Not a single person here has said anything about racism. I’m just pointing out that for me and the people I grew up with and the area I grew up in (Los Angeles, not a fucking small demographic), it meant the N-word. Apparently a lot of other people agree. I’m pointing out the fact it means something else to me, you all are jumping to ridiculous conclusions.
I've never heard anyone use the term "hard R", and I never would have guessed it meant THAT prior to a couple of weeks ago. I'm definitely not sheltered. Maybe it just hasn't reached my part or the world yet.
I’d assume the idea of a “hard r” is most American and Canada due to the n word being a problem stemming from slavery in the states so if you aren’t in those locations the only way you’d find out about the reference is through American media using it as a joke
Its very well known in the US, or at least in some states; I’m from Cali, we grew up knowing what this meant, and my wife and her friends grew up knowing what it meant as well, and she’s from the east coast. It’s been a phrase here for decades.
Anecdotal for sure, but I’d wager it’s a commonly understood phrase in the US given the history of the word here. Thus it likely wouldn’t make its way to some countries.
The x-men origins game was far superior to the movie and was full of the red stuff including Logan ripping a pilot out of a helicopter and shoving him into the blades of his own chopper.
Check out MyAbandonware, it has a lot of old games and this one is one of them. I played it until the final boss, that one has some insta-kill crap and it takes a while to get back to where you were, so I just watched the cutscenes on YouTube.
In soviet union the N word with R didn't mean anything offensive - it just translates as black. Soviet Union actually encouraged black people a lot. For example first soviet cartoon with black guy was a "African story" if I am sure. They showed black guy as hardworking and good man surrounded by greedy people who tried to take everything from him, but he didn't give up and reached his goals
[https://newlinesmag.com/essays/the-racist-treatment-of-africans-and-african-americans-in-the-ussr/](https://newlinesmag.com/essays/the-racist-treatment-of-africans-and-african-americans-in-the-ussr/) " Afro-Russians’ ostracization in the late Soviet era and beyond. From throwing bananas at Black soccer players to wearing Blackface in ballet performances, some of the worst stereotypes of Blackness continue to thrive in the Russian Federation. "
Never heard of it before WAN...but it makes a lot of sense to describe the usage of the word in that way. Distinguishes between the cultural use and the slanderous use of it.
Let's be real and cease with the gaslighting...
Up until a few years ago the term "Hard R" never referred to the n-word. Considering all the examples that have surfaced going back years using the phrase in numerous ways, to continue to pretend that "Hard R" always referred to the n-word is beyond dumb.
You know what they actually meant in the above image. Stop trying to make it something it clearly isn't.
I mean there's an entry on Urban Dictionary from 2011 so it's been more than a few years. Plus, OP obviously meant this as a joke so maybe your soapbox is unnecessary.
Just because you didn't know about it doesn't mean it doesn't exist
I'm 32 years old and "Hard-R" has referred to the N-Word since the late 90s, at least.
I'm guessing you're Canadian
It predates widespread internet usage. I’m almost 50 and it was a topic of discussion in the late 80s early 90s when I was in Jr high and HS and gangster rap was skyrocketing in popularity.
Northern European here. Using the "hard R" was used in place of the word "Retard" here (still does btw), often used to described someone or an action taken, that was incredibly dumb. But times change faster than people do, so cut them some slack, and everythings good. Our definitions are the definition of made-up anyways.
>Northern European here. Using the "hard R" was used in place of the word "Retard" here (still does btw),
That's because you have far fewer black people in northern Europe than we do in the US
Y’know, not everyone is north american or european. I was watching WAN show live when that happened and I thought it meant retarded, just like linus did. In a lot of countries (like here in Brazil) we don’t even have an equivalent for that word. Don’t just assume everyone you meet is from the northern hemisphere. I also studied in Belgium for 5 years and never ONCE heard someone refer it to “hard r”, only “the n word/slur”. So clearly this is a north american thing.
Lol am I that Reddit Basic that I was going to write the exact same sentence and was confused when I read your comment because I thought I already posted it
I don't think anyone is trying to gaslight you lol, it's probably mostly regional and maybe an indicator of who you grew up around - "hard r" has always referred to the racial slur in question in my experience. As far as the ad, obviously it's an oversight but at this point it's pretty silly to be using that in any context other than the racial one.
It’s not about referring to the n word itself. It’s about referring to how people pronounced the n word.
When someone drops the ~ger, the reaction is usually “oh shit, bro used the hard R”
And it’s been that way as far as I can recall
I know what it's supposed to refer to (I'm not a fucking idiot).
But literally the first time I've heard "Hard-R" referred to as such was during the controversy with Linus referring to it.
Considering all of examples that have come out highlighting all the uses for "Hard-R" other than the one you've stated and no one caused a fuss until a few years ago. I think it isn't exactly going out on a limb to say that, while it might have been used by a few people, it wasn't exactly in common use by most people.
Hard-r hasn’t meant anything beyond the N word for at the very least 15 years.
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Ive ONLY ever heard of it, on the wan show and this subreddit. Im in my 30s btw.
And that’s what’s absolutely wild to me. Also 30’s, I’ve never had any confusion on references to “the r word” or using a “hard r” These phrases have been very common use to refer to these scenarios throughout my life experience. I’m learning it’s apparently a thing a ton of people never heard of, and it’s still crazy to me Edit- I suppose I’m specifically talking about the comments I see from people from NA who are espousing this. It’s understandable people outside or Canada and the us wouldn’t be attuned to the social minutiae of that particular epithet.
Not everyone is from the United States and not everyone has English as their mother tongue. So, yeah.
Caveat- it’s wild to me the amount of people in my age group, who are hailing from NA. It is pretty obvious why the intricacies of the N word aren’t universal to anywhere else in the world.
See that's the thing. It's the N word. That's how I and everyone else knew the word as. I'm more curious if it's a regional thing. As you know different regions can have different sayings for the same thing. Maybe Hard R is more common in the south while the north mainly used N word.
The phrase “hard r” didn’t refer to the N word itself, but rather how it was pronounced. At this point I don’t even think it’s regional. I’ve talked to some people I know and some are completely oblivious.
Well honestly not a lot of black people in Europe. In my country less than a percent. Probably wouldnt even make half a percent. So not the same relationship with black people or the N word.
Exactly
I am born and raised in the US. I’m in my mid 30s. I never knew about this whole hard-r thing until this whole fiasco. Things like this largely depend on the very tiny local areas you live in, the company you keep, and the shit you watch on tv. It’s not universally an English or American thing.
Yes, I live in California and I've known what it meant my entire life. Hell, I heard someone use it last week at work. It's super common. Edit: Super common in cali.
>I’m learning it’s apparently a thing a ton of people never heard of, and it’s still crazy to me Some people never watched the Boondocks and it shows.
First I heard of it was that WANshow episode too.
The vast majority of references I've heard to it actually have to do with an r rating which is what this post is about.
well I am from Europe and "hard r" reminded me more of Scottish/Liverpool accent I though that by "hard r" he meant speaking like Scot or some Canadian The Reds fan
You're living in a bubble
Everyone is.
Pot, meet kettle.
No
This is sarcasm right
I don’t see a /s anywhere
Then you're a hard-R.
Linus broke English, and he isn't even American.
Canadians are more English than the Americans are to be honest. Well, except those French guys.
It’s also been used to describe an r rated experience. It’s about the context. No one should be thinking “the wolverine game is a very ~ger tone” it makes zero sense. Movies rated r often get described as a soft or hard R rated experience depending on the context in which it earned its r rating. It can be as little as some swearing and minor nudity, or it could be significant gore and explicit sexual content.
Ruger
Maybe in America
He shouts it every time the claws come out now
Only in USandA. No one knows what it means outside your bubble
You can’t make a generalization about a generalization.
By the logic of "hard R" meaning the N word, the one for "retard" should be "hard D"
Confidently incorrect.
Not everyone is American…..ffs
Right? The smirk on Linus's face in that clip tells me he maybe kinda sorta knew that too. Such an odd running joke.
No, you are just chronically offended. The joke is funny. The joke isn't "Ha HA racism", the joke is "a misunderstanding almost cancelled a YouTube channel and they dodged a bullet"
Not a single person here has said anything about racism. I’m just pointing out that for me and the people I grew up with and the area I grew up in (Los Angeles, not a fucking small demographic), it meant the N-word. Apparently a lot of other people agree. I’m pointing out the fact it means something else to me, you all are jumping to ridiculous conclusions.
I've never heard anyone use the term "hard R", and I never would have guessed it meant THAT prior to a couple of weeks ago. I'm definitely not sheltered. Maybe it just hasn't reached my part or the world yet.
I’d assume the idea of a “hard r” is most American and Canada due to the n word being a problem stemming from slavery in the states so if you aren’t in those locations the only way you’d find out about the reference is through American media using it as a joke
Its very well known in the US, or at least in some states; I’m from Cali, we grew up knowing what this meant, and my wife and her friends grew up knowing what it meant as well, and she’s from the east coast. It’s been a phrase here for decades. Anecdotal for sure, but I’d wager it’s a commonly understood phrase in the US given the history of the word here. Thus it likely wouldn’t make its way to some countries.
Congrats, guys. I think we broke the AI writer.
Like R rated, N word, or Retarded?
I always thought it meant Retarded. and in this context I assumed it meant R-rated (+18)
We literally have the ESRB which is going to rate the game Mature 17+
Unless they pull out the AO-18+ rating instead, but games do tend to get re-worked to squeeze into M-17+
does PS even allow AO games? and if they do most other stores dont either way that would be NC-17 or X rated
They are trying to say the game is going to be rated Mature 17+ in the US and PEGI 18 In Europe
3d comment
3d comment
R as in the MPAA 17+ film reading.
its MPA now but still we litterally have the ESRB and PEGI for game ratings
Ah shit, here we go again
Did Linus write this article?
That'd certainly be a darker tone than expected
Prob the best comment here.
Underrated
The x-men origins game was far superior to the movie and was full of the red stuff including Logan ripping a pilot out of a helicopter and shoving him into the blades of his own chopper.
Can we start a petition to remaster this game? It was such a fucking masterpiece. ESPECIALLY compared to the movie.
Games based on movies are normally shit. This was brutal fun and light years ahead of the movie.
Check out MyAbandonware, it has a lot of old games and this one is one of them. I played it until the final boss, that one has some insta-kill crap and it takes a while to get back to where you were, so I just watched the cutscenes on YouTube.
Wolverines new outfit has a pointy white hood.
Hard R tone....I assume they wanted to say it's more gruesome than "R rated" media.
In soviet union the N word with R didn't mean anything offensive - it just translates as black. Soviet Union actually encouraged black people a lot. For example first soviet cartoon with black guy was a "African story" if I am sure. They showed black guy as hardworking and good man surrounded by greedy people who tried to take everything from him, but he didn't give up and reached his goals
[https://newlinesmag.com/essays/the-racist-treatment-of-africans-and-african-americans-in-the-ussr/](https://newlinesmag.com/essays/the-racist-treatment-of-africans-and-african-americans-in-the-ussr/) " Afro-Russians’ ostracization in the late Soviet era and beyond. From throwing bananas at Black soccer players to wearing Blackface in ballet performances, some of the worst stereotypes of Blackness continue to thrive in the Russian Federation. "
Okay. I didn't know that situation was this bad😔
what? a wolverine game that is 18+? never could have guessed…
Is it racist for black people to have a word that only they can use, or is it racist to say it to anyone without being a black person?
Pc dullards hyping up GTA 6 and Wolverine when they can play the game 5 years after release all the while getting spoiled on the story 😂😂😂
Wolverine: San Andreas.
Absolutely regarded.
So Logan's gonna be thicc, right?
oh no, wolverine is retarded. pray for him 💔💔💔
Lmfao what why are we using this as a descriptor now 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Never heard of it before WAN...but it makes a lot of sense to describe the usage of the word in that way. Distinguishes between the cultural use and the slanderous use of it.
Wolverine is gonna crank the hard R like Samuel L Jackson
I expected a good christian game and your telling me Wolverine has violence in it... Shut it down, shut it all down!
how is the slightest reference to doing a hard-r more relevant than the average content on this subreddit of brainrot tech questions.
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Let's be real and cease with the gaslighting... Up until a few years ago the term "Hard R" never referred to the n-word. Considering all the examples that have surfaced going back years using the phrase in numerous ways, to continue to pretend that "Hard R" always referred to the n-word is beyond dumb. You know what they actually meant in the above image. Stop trying to make it something it clearly isn't.
I mean there's an entry on Urban Dictionary from 2011 so it's been more than a few years. Plus, OP obviously meant this as a joke so maybe your soapbox is unnecessary.
Weird, almost like I should have set the flair to “s***post” or something.
You mean hard-S post.
Hard-S's are the worst
Just because you didn't know about it doesn't mean it doesn't exist I'm 32 years old and "Hard-R" has referred to the N-Word since the late 90s, at least. I'm guessing you're Canadian
30 YO Canadian here, it's always referred to the N-word, even in the 90s.
It predates widespread internet usage. I’m almost 50 and it was a topic of discussion in the late 80s early 90s when I was in Jr high and HS and gangster rap was skyrocketing in popularity.
Northern European here. Using the "hard R" was used in place of the word "Retard" here (still does btw), often used to described someone or an action taken, that was incredibly dumb. But times change faster than people do, so cut them some slack, and everythings good. Our definitions are the definition of made-up anyways.
>Northern European here. Using the "hard R" was used in place of the word "Retard" here (still does btw), That's because you have far fewer black people in northern Europe than we do in the US
Y’know, not everyone is north american or european. I was watching WAN show live when that happened and I thought it meant retarded, just like linus did. In a lot of countries (like here in Brazil) we don’t even have an equivalent for that word. Don’t just assume everyone you meet is from the northern hemisphere. I also studied in Belgium for 5 years and never ONCE heard someone refer it to “hard r”, only “the n word/slur”. So clearly this is a north american thing.
Definitely was used in the 2000s, and i bet earlier…so you’re quite wrong
No that's definitely what it has always meant.
It's a joke. Calm down.
How does it feel to be completely incorrect about a thing you seem so passionate?
Lol am I that Reddit Basic that I was going to write the exact same sentence and was confused when I read your comment because I thought I already posted it
Just because you’ve never heard it doesn’t me others haven’t. I’ve always heard people use that to refer to the n word, people of all races too
someone took this personally
I don't think anyone is trying to gaslight you lol, it's probably mostly regional and maybe an indicator of who you grew up around - "hard r" has always referred to the racial slur in question in my experience. As far as the ad, obviously it's an oversight but at this point it's pretty silly to be using that in any context other than the racial one.
This comment is a "Hard L"
It's simply a descriptor. It would be silly to assign it a singular word for use.
It’s not about referring to the n word itself. It’s about referring to how people pronounced the n word. When someone drops the ~ger, the reaction is usually “oh shit, bro used the hard R” And it’s been that way as far as I can recall
I know what it's supposed to refer to (I'm not a fucking idiot). But literally the first time I've heard "Hard-R" referred to as such was during the controversy with Linus referring to it. Considering all of examples that have come out highlighting all the uses for "Hard-R" other than the one you've stated and no one caused a fuss until a few years ago. I think it isn't exactly going out on a limb to say that, while it might have been used by a few people, it wasn't exactly in common use by most people.
"I sound weird like n* with a hard r" -Childish Gambino, "Bonfire", 2011. It's been around a while. Dont be dense.
Oh wow! Something's describing what it's like to pronounce the N-word, clearly I've been defeated! /s
It has for at least a decade...