The First Trektard

[Kurgan]

Just out of curiosity... does anyone know who came up with the term?

To whom was it first applied?



Or is it just one of those things...

[Crossroads Inc.]

your best bet is to found out when "Retard" came into cmmon use as an insult, as "Trektard" prolly came in someone time after that,

[Darth Ruinus]

your best bet is to found out when "Retard" came into cmmon use as an insult, as "Trektard" prolly came in someone time after that,

Really? I got the feeling that awhile back people who saw Star Trek were assumed to be smart or geeky, so I dont see how someone would call a Trekkie a retard, and then combine those two words.

I figure it appeared around the time the whole SW vs ST thing came about?

[Ritterin Sophia]

Retardation is a form of mental disability, it could be the term came to use as to refer to someone who is 'socially disabled' by their being a fan of Star Trek, like the stereotypical nerd who has a hard time functioning socially and makes all kinds of references to Star Trek.

[Darth Wong]

Still, somebody had to be the first to concatenate the two terms, even if you could say it was an obvious concatenation in hindsight. Unfortunately, it may be difficult or impossible to track that incident down.

It's like "Republitard". I think I popularized that term on this forum because I don't recall seeing anyone else use it here before I made it up, but it's a sufficiently obvious concatenation that it could have easily been invented independently by many, many people around the world. It may be impossible to determine who made it up first.

[Enigma]

Still, somebody had to be the first to concatenate the two terms, even if you could say it was an obvious concatenation in hindsight. Unfortunately, it may be difficult or impossible to track that incident down.

It's like "Republitard". I think I popularized that term on this forum because I don't recall seeing anyone else use it here before I made it up, but it's a sufficiently obvious concatenation that it could have easily been invented independently by many, many people around the world. It may be impossible to determine who made it up first.

there's now 376 instances of "Republitard" showing up on Google.

[Ritterin Sophia]

there's now 376 instances of "Republitard" showing up on Google.

Wow... that's a couple thousand less than I though it'd be.

[Kurgan]

Is there a way to access the old debate archives on USENET? Perhaps we could see if people were using it back then...

I remember when I was in elementary school "retard" (pronounced "rea-tard") was used as a playground insult, that was in the 1980's. I don't recall ever hearing the term "Trekkie" until I was in Jr. High. I never heard the term "Trektard" until I joined this forum.

PS: Wong's post above is the first time I've seen 'Republitard.'

[Patrick Degan]

The First Trektard and his origins have been lost in the mists of time. Though some claim that he must have been the product of Unintelligent Design.

[Lord Poe]

Ok, unless someone finds an earlier reference, I'm calling it. Mar 5 2001, from HERE. Our own Rob Dalton:

And it seems to me that you're hooked on this whole "evil warsie
conspiracy" disease that's rampant among you and your trektard friends.

[Ender]

Ok, unless someone finds an earlier reference, I'm calling it. Mar 5 2001, from HERE. Our own Rob Dalton:

And it seems to me that you're hooked on this whole "evil warsie
conspiracy" disease that's rampant among you and your trektard friends.

Huh, I would have bet it would be older, dating back to the SB war, Paul Jacques, or even Timothy Jones

[Dalton]

You know, I do sort of remember being a bit proud of myself for that one.

[SirNitram]

I think I remember that. I remember thinking it was a good word.