'Scrub' is a derogatory term about skill level

[_Insert_Name_Here]

you can be GDLK and still be a scrub, pr rog did this (Snip video) whic is super scruby… and salty… and just sad

Refusing handshakes is scrubby how? I don’t see how PR Rog is 1) having a scrub mindset or 2) being a shitty player.

[Theautophobia]

Refusing handshakes is scrubby how? I don’t see how PR Rog is 1) having a scrub mindset or 2) being a shitty player.

agreed, but its being used as a blanket term just like all other derogatory terms, in this case, unsportsman like.
Like salty is being unsportsmanlike because you are angry, but he replaced salty with scrubby

scrub just replaced the word noob. and its not just being used in the FGC.

[LEFT]**Anyway to me **[/LEFT]
[LEFT]A scrub is a guy who thinks he’s fly[/LEFT]
[LEFT]And is also known as a buster[/LEFT]
[LEFT]Always talkin’ about what he wants[/LEFT]
[LEFT]And just sits on his broke ass[/LEFT]

[Hecatom]

posting in this amazing thread yo!

[Mr.X]

Scrubadub

[fallot]

As much a people will try and correct everyone that uses it in this way and enforce that the word ‘scrub’ is in fact a mindset, a mentality for players who impose artificial limits on their playstlye. It still doesn’t take away from the fact that ‘scrub’ as a skill level insult is used by *everyone *in the FG community, from top players to random stream monsters. I have heard pretty much every top player use the word scrub to describe just any kind of crappy play, mashing or random DPs etc. It’s pretty rare to hear the other usage of someone having a restrictive mindset, at best I’d say 10%.

I understand that people don’t want or like their scene to be associated with straight up insults on a player’s skill, especially a scene that’s trying so hard to grow. But, it is what it is. Barking at people that it means something different and considerably less insulting doesn’t really make it so. The people have spoken as it were.

It’s used this way, sure. Insults have their place. I don’t exactly know what this post is about, are you saying there are hypocritical attitudes? I agree, there are. Nevertheless, the term is fine both as describing a mindset and a general insult. If someone uses it poorly, it reflects poorly on them. There is no argument for stopping its use, it insults in fair terms (i.e. when you’re insulting someone over a videogame, you question their prowess, you don’t use a racial epithet or imply deep seated character flaws).

No harm in telling people to be nicer in general though. I don’t like the word being thrown around unnecessarily.

[CouchPotato]

Scrub is a derogatory term anywhere you use it.

[deadfrog]

Shoryuken and the fighting game community is not “puppies and rainbows”.

This is a gentleman’s club. (with woman included)

Emphasis on “woman,” singular!

Note, however, that she will probably not be single.

[PKSkyler]

You have the weirdest forehead shape ever.

I managed to get “uy7t” but only by rolling around a little bit.

hit my forehead a couple times, at first I just got gt and I was like “thats pathetic”

[deadfrog]

hit my forehead a couple times, at first I just got gt and I was like “thats pathetic”

So you got a little forehead-nose-tongue action in there! Cool.

[Saotome_Kaneda]

yeah we’re done here

bunch of fuckin scrubs