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bitwizetoday at 8:29 PM2 repliesview on HN

You're thinking of "glowie", "shiny" is def a Pokémon thing.


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mech422today at 8:47 PM

also an mmo thing - hunting for collectibles in game

yepyouknotoday at 8:57 PM

“Glowie” is a white supremacist slur for “Jew” or “fed” (they think the Feds are “a bunch of Jews”.)

They say glowie because they see Jews are n*s who are white. They “glow” (they’re not dark.)

It’s crazy hearing main stream mention this slur slang without awareness of its root or meaning.

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