Talk:Derpy/@comment-79.44.240.181-20120229184307/@comment-71.53.16.31-20120229222335

The thing is, the term "derp" has to do more with silliness and clumsiness, which, while sometimes associated with mental handicaps, is not directly calling someone a retard.

I've mostly seen "derp" used in the same context as "oops" to indicate making a mistake. Never once have I seen the term used to describe someone who is "retarded".

While I see your argument, the fact is that unlike the terms you mentioned, "Derp", in it's intended and accepted connotation, is not meant to be a derogatory term against the mentally handicapped the way "fag" would be against homosexuals. Derpy was named because of the silly expression in the first episode, and she was developed into a clumsy character, which fits the above mentioned connotation of the term "derp" as being similar to "oops".