Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is assaulted by a protester during her first town hall meeting in her district of Minneapolis amid ongoing tension and protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The protester jumps out of his seat and charges the representative before reportedly throwing a substance on her. This came following her call on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
It’s going to keep escalating. Wonder when this will mirror the Caning of Charles Sumner.
Unc? Could you clarify for the kids in the back?
He means uncle, as in someone come get your crazy ass racist uncle and take his ass home
Yeah, but this is a weird usage of that term. Normally it’s for old dudes who are maybe a bit corny (because old) but basically good dudes. Like, FD Signifier’s fans call him unc all the time.
Agreed. The use of unc downplays his actions and what this guy did was serious. I hope they figure out what the hell was in that syringe soon.
Unc: A creepy, misbehaving, often drunk, uncle vibe having ne’er do well.
or
A close relative that is feeling themselves a little too much at the family gathering.
It really depends on context. The asshole that sprayed Congresswoman Omar was stumbling and smiling, then sprayed her with some fart spray or other childish prank.
Since when does unc have a negative connotation?
Since GenA slang made it a thing.
Nah bruh. The way it’s used is just you old and out of touch with culture now you old. It has nothing to do with creepy drunk uncles jfc.
I’m getting too old for all of this lol
Since any word referring to the male gender gets interpreted in the creepiest, most damning and uncharitable way imaginable.
Great time to be alive as a man, we’re really smashing the patriarchy /s
Wow bro they let you bail out after spraying shit on Rep. Omar that quickly?
For real though thats quite a toxic worldview. I’m sorry you’re hurting in whatever way drove you to think like that.
The comment chain clearly evolved between the OP and my comment. Someone asked when “unc” got such a negative connotation after another commenter described it in quite despicable terms.
My comment was on the nature of using the word “unc” in such a derogatory way, when lots of people use it as a term of endearment or at least as a less-harsh way of calling someone old/out-of-touch.
What I said had nothing to do with the guy in the video. That dude’s an asshole and should rot in prison for assaulting a member of congress. I even commented elsewhere that he would have deserved it if she clobbered him.
Rage at somebody else.
I’m clearly not the one raging about anything rn.
You even said
And
So clearly you understood the context, but you deliberately chose to misconstrue what I said because why? Do you get off on it or something?
This is not a healthy world view. I’m done with this conversation, have a good night.
I’ve been hearing The Professional Left and others using it in phrases like “Crazy Uncle Liberty”, which has the same connotation - even fairly normal families always seem to have the same unmarried/divorced uncle that loves to spew all the latest Faux News Bullshit Mountain talking points and generally making those around them miserable.
Crazy Uncle Liberty also is a phrase used for dipshits screeching on hate radio/“patriot radio”, or running a newsletter, or trying to recruit you into the John Birch Society, the person acting as the usual guy at the end of the bar on comment sections, and so on…
Bruh what the absolute fuck. Unc is just like anyone older than like 25 now. Idk wtf crazy uncle liberty is, and if that’s a thing alright cool. But unc has nothing to do with whatever all that is.
I believe that the unc slang that the kids are using these days is actually uncool abbreviated. Regardless of it’s resemblance to uncle.