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Originally Posted by Hugh
Perhaps that has to work both ways, with derogatory names like 'remoaners' being deemed inappropriate as well, as well as calling people 'traitors' if they don't fully subscribe to others' views?
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I don't consider the term 'remoaner' inappropriate, it's a descriptive term, not necessarily derogatory or offensive, to insult, is not implied here nor do I see any obvious malice and clearly, this must be the case when I have noticed a few people, on the remain side, have added it to the user titles.
Just out of interest, I have checked if there is a definition of Remoaner yet... It's been added to the Urban dictionary, it comes up with the following:-
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Remoaner
Remoaner
Ri-mohn-er
Noun:
A person who is outraged and frustrated over the result of the European Union membership referendum in the United Kingdom which the vote took place on the 23rd of June of 2016 and relies on protests against the UK government and for the EU to prevent Brexit.
(Do understand that a Remoaner does not represent all Remain voters and supporters, who most would happily accept the vote and are able to understand why that the majority of the British people had voted to Leave.)
A Remoaner may want to:
- 1. Demand of the UK government to ignore the referendum result (for example, to not invoke Article 50).
- 2. Demand of the UK government to launch another EU referendum.
- 3. Demand of the UK government to not invoke Article 50.
- 4. Declare that the result of the referendum is 'only' provisional and thus the UK government should take no heed of the result.
- 5. Tend to feel that people that who voted and/or supported the Leave campaign are either mentally unstable or mentally incapacitated to vote properly.
- 6. And finally, take part in numerous street protests 'for Europe' (they mean the EU) and against democracy in cities across the UK in ever-decreasing sizes.
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=remoaner
It's just like when someone is constantly not happy about something, they are classed as a moaner, again, to insult is not implied, i.e no malice intention.