Ben learns that 'Sludgepuppy' is a racial slur (Ben 10: Omniverse)

Context: "Sludgepuppies"/Lenopans are shapeshifting slime aliens, and Ben's first cousin is married to one, but no one ever told him it was a slur

[skyslasher]

Honestly given that Max said the term Sludgepuppy was a term the plumber used when they were fighting against them in a war that makes a lot of sense.

[guardian]

I love how fast Ben was to apologize when he realized he offended him, despite the fact that guy was impersonating him and making money off of it.

[ProtocolAbyss]

Keep in mind Lucy *enjoys* it when ben calls her that. Just makes it weirder and more eyebrow raising…

[JakeTylenol]

Ben really found out he had the S-Word pass all these years later

[_NIKOS_NIKOS]

I love how Ben immediately stops using the word once he is told it's a slur and the other guy also stops arguing once he realises that it was a honest mistake. They both handled the situation like champs

[jaredcook]

To be fair, it was a term coined by the Plumbers decades ago and used by Max…a *BABY BOOMER*

[whatteamwildcats]

I like to imagine ben calling gwen after this like "we cannot keep calling Lenopan's sludgepuppies, its actually a slur. I dont know if that says about granpa but i dont we have tbe pass for it"

[ghostspider]

You’d think any of Ben’s cousins would’ve already clued him in that Sludgepuppy was an offensive word since he already knows what their race is actually call.

[ethanmalandain]

Am I the only who noticed that he calmed down when Ben mentionned that he has cousins of the same species?

[joxyver]

Ngl, it took me a while to realize those aren’t random markings on him but those are marks that are drawn for intense shading, like a comic book character.

[WelshGiraffa]

Huh who’d have thought granted if Ben had a Lenopan transformation you know he’d just simply call it Sludgepuppy

[isaactheworshipwarrior]

0:09 also i love how Omniverse had a reputation for being more kid friendly than the previous shows, yet they can still use words like derogatory

[Montesama]

Ben takes on a Lenopan form and calls it Sludgepuppy:

"I was informed the word was an artifact of a long regretful war, and in fact a derogatory term. However, after I had a talk with my cousin Lucy, and a few others in the Lenopan community, I've been given permission to wear the word as a hero name. My cousin says through my deeds, Lenopans can 'take the word back' and 'make it theirs.' I'm glad we came to an agreement, and I hope I'm doing everyone proud, human and alien. No questions, please."

[astropunch]

Grandpa Max:”You see back in my day, these Sludgepuppies didn’t deserve civil rights!”

[KateCantDraw]

I like how fast he was like "Oh, Ok I can change that!" And just did! No arguing, no getting defensive of his previous usage, just "oh that's a bad thing, ok got it!" That's how you gracefully recover from unintentional ignorance.

[MakeVarahHappen]

I forgot that he not only says the term but he says it in a very derogatory context.

[TECH]

"That's a VERY offensive word!"
"But my cous--...oooh...so it's THEIR word."

[carljameson]

The implication here is that Ben has just been calling his cousin a racial slur for years and no one told him

[thenazar.channel]

Ben fr pulled the
"i have a black friend"

[coltonstillwell]

See, this is how to deal with someone who’s unintentionally being racist, tell them what they’re doing and if they apologize let it go and move on with their lives.