Racial insults for humans to toss at non-humans

[Aeric]

Sadly, legal issues took away the best racial slur for one of the core races: calling hobbits halflings.

Half-orc: breeder, tusker, orc-spawn (they might not consider it an insult, though)
Dwarf (and gnome): digger, grubber, dirt-herder, earthworm

 

[RigaMortus2]

Sadly, legal issues took away the best racial slur for one of the core races: calling hobbits halflings.

Half-orc: breeder, tusker, orc-spawn (they might not consider it an insult, though)
Dwarf (and gnome): digger, grubber, dirt-herder, earthworm

We actually call Halflings in our D&D game "Hobbits". I hope we don't get sued

 

[Delta]

We actually call Halflings in our D&D game "Hobbits". I hope we don't get sued

You'd better smile when you say that, mister.


Oh... oh, I guess actually you are.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

In Gary's Lejendary Adventure rules, there's a section devoted to this exact subject.

 

[NewJeffCT]

In Gary's Lejendary Adventure rules, there's a section devoted to this exact subject.

Thanks - might be worth looking into, but the two main gaming stores near me in CT have closed within the past year or so (Dragon's Lair & War and Pieces)

 

[cmrscorpio]

Refering to elf males with female pronouns
Refering to dwarf females with male pronouns (admittedly much less likely to be used)

 

[s.j. bagley]

in my group, we've often used 'stone eater' and 'rockbiter' for dwarves.

 

[TheCrazyMuffinMan]

Dwarf- Digger (works REALLY well, also as a self-referential term), mine monkey, butch, squirt, junior, stone jockey, aleblood (due to their unusual tolerance for booze), any disparaging size comment (while not racial, these are a problem for all of the smaller races)


Elf- Dandelion eater (I think this came from Shadowrun), flower-eater, ears, fairy, twanger (Elven stereotype- affinity for arrows), priss, woody (due to forest affinity stereotype), treetard, old-timer, fossil (in fact, any ageist slur that isn't obviously off setting will work)

Halfling- Half-pint, squirt, hairy paw, anklebiter, human jr, any disparaging size comment (while not racial, these are a problem for all of the smaller races)

Troll- Trog (another SR reference), clubby, bridgedweller

Human- Mundanes, banal ones, vanilla, flavorless one, stock, zilch (due to lack of unique features), defaults, hyoooomanz (in an evil sounding voice)

Half %s- Mongrel, mutt, impure, diet ~, ~ lite, and so on...

Also: this.

 

[lottrbacchus]

In our group, Elves are called "Daks".

 

[JDJblatherings]

Halfling - Kender.