• Osa-Eris-Xero512
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    319 months ago

    Where did painter come from? That’s the second time I’ve seen that used in this context.

    • neoinvin
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      379 months ago

      Its what people who think they’re clever use as a word for people who are autistic. The “joke” is that autistic sounds like artistic, thus calling them painters like a coward.

      • @[email protected]
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        309 months ago

        Man that is some reaching.

        Painters breath fumes all day, not that they are all that dangerous or anything, but leads to stereotypes. It’s also an inside joke among constructions workers, there is a “hierarchy” of trades and the painters are near the bottom, therefor the butt of most jokes.

          • @[email protected]
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            59 months ago

            If not, you’re welcome for the out.

            I honestly never even thought of that angle before now, but damn. Is that no longer politically correct? It is being taken derogatory?

        • @[email protected]
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          39 months ago

          Painters are also notorious for using drugs, in particular weed.

          The stereotype exists for all the “wet” trades, plasterers etc, but painters get it the worst.

          • @[email protected]
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            IDK, sheet rockers get it pretty bad with the piss jars, mudders (your plasterers?) smoke crack. They all get it pretty bad.

            But fuck what they do is a damn art form. It takes a special talent to be able to get a decent lvl4, no mind a lvl5 and have it paint nicely.

        • @can
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          29 months ago

          Like a mad hatter?

      • @can
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        109 months ago

        That’s regarded

      • PP_GIRL_
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        99 months ago

        I don’t think I’m clever, I know I’m retarded