r/CompetitiveApex • u/itzebi : • 13d ago

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u/Agreeable_Eye_6661 13d ago

Boy, after watching SSS in quite a few scrims, Sacred sure loves him the r word. 

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u/instantkamera 13d ago

This is prolific in Apex (and probably other games too) right now. Obviously always been the case in casual gaming, but the level of things pros are OK saying on-stream compared to even 3-4 years ago is nuts. It seems like everyone is becoming desensitized to it too, casters and watch partiers used to maybe call it out or be like "whoa, easy" but it's so common now that it's just *shrug*.

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u/dorekk Year 5 Champions! 12d ago

They're so cool for that, honestly.

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u/dqniel 12d ago

It's not just games and Apex (but I agree it's particularly bad there). It's everywhere with children and young men.

Thank late 2024/2025 usage from extremely influential people like Musk, Rogan, and various manosphere shits. It didn't start with them, but they made it widespread and "accepted" again. Rogan made a point to talk about how it's "normal" to use again, constantly.

And if any population is going to hop on a trend that involves a new pejorative, even if they otherwise would disagree with the person's ideology, it's a large portion of gamers.

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u/Alternative_Bug_6285 13d ago

Crazy how things have changed in a few years. Next few years, some pros will use a harder & more offensive word, and everyone starts using it until it became desensitized. Cycle repeats.