I can understand people thinking Ditzy is cuter, but when the bulk of the argument boils down to the fact that people think "Derpy" is more offensive, they completely forget the fact that derp is slang for something silly, while ditzy literally means stupid.
<puts on Devil's Advocate hat>
Dictionary.com defines
ditzy
as slang for silly & scatterbrain. There is no entry for
derp
, so the next closet thing is the
Know Your Meme entry for
derp
.
"Derp is an expression associated with stupidity, much like the earlier forms of “duh” and “dur.” In image macros, the subject is typically portrayed with eyes that are pointed to each side and a caption that reads 'DERP.'"
And Internetslang.com says
"DERP is “Reply to stupid comment or action”"
Granted, the Dictionary.com entry for ditzy says this for its history ""
stupid, scatterbrained" (esp. of women), late 1970s U.S. slang, of unknown origin, perhaps related to earlier slang dicty (1926) "conceited, snobbish, " also of unknown origin. The noun ditz (1984) is a back-formation. "
So in the end its all a moot point.
I feel if I had the drive I'd make a rather malicious lawyer.
edited 5th Feb '12 10:37:33 AM by Calnos