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99. I will never understand why people who think using misogynistic slurs to attack a truly

Mon Jun 22, 2020, 11:20 AM

Jun 2020

contemptible person don't go all the way and use racist and homophobic slurs, too. Why stop at halfway? If you've already accepted "they go low, we go high" doesn't work, why not bring out the big guns?

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"Joe Biden for president. He's not a whiney b****." [View all] NurseJackie Jun 2020 OP

I think that will make for a very fine bumpersticker Siwsan Jun 2020 #1

Not on my car. cwydro Jun 2020 #114

Out of curiosity, do you consider the word 'bastard' to be misandristic? Siwsan Jun 2020 #121

I've not heard anyone use that term in ages. cwydro Jun 2020 #123

I do completely see where you are coming from Siwsan Jun 2020 #125

Bastard is a moralistic slur rather than a gendered term. Bitch is gendered, inextricably. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #126

I love such input from DUers! Siwsan Jun 2020 #127

+1 WestCoastYellowDog Jun 2020 #135

This message was self-deleted by its author Siwsan Jun 2020 #120

Ha.. I called BLOTUS Whiny yesterday! Biden doesn't try Cha Jun 2020 #2

I am going to object to the "bitch" part. Collimator Jun 2020 #3

I agree. Thanks. We have so many very good ones that apply brilliantly. We do not need to jab at LizBeth Jun 2020 #7

Agree also. Whiner works fine by itself. yonder Jun 2020 #9

I agree with you, but it needs to be hard, not nice. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #10

Oh, I was being nice because that's my general style. Collimator Jun 2020 #17

Gotta agree. Tipperary Jun 2020 #18

The term has evolved. It's no longer tied to a gender. ecstatic Jun 2020 #76

+1 dalton99a Jun 2020 #100

It has evolved PatSeg Jun 2020 #101

No shit. dalton99a Jun 2020 #4

Proper credit for the creator: JHB Jun 2020 #5

Thanks! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #14

Well deserved BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #25

Nah. As a Democrat I am not throwing out a sexist jab to score some points, while being cool. LizBeth Jun 2020 #6

... NurseJackie Jun 2020 #11

Some are better than that melman Jun 2020 #16

With you. Tipperary Jun 2020 #19

Love it Jackie! BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #8

I know, right? NurseJackie Jun 2020 #12

Sexism has got to be had in a street fight, after all. Lol. It is, what it is. LizBeth Jun 2020 #13

A terrific ad is what it is. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #27

Can we call him gay slurs too? How about racial slurs? Tipperary Jun 2020 #20

nobody's forcing you to watch it. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #21

What different does it make if I watch it? Seriously? Tipperary Jun 2020 #24

It certainly allows the engagement of self-righteous sanctimony. So there is that... LanternWaste Jun 2020 #37

So we should use slurs for other marginalized groups, eh, LW? Tipperary Jun 2020 #47

It has neither gay slurs nor racial slurs. It's a very well done video. George II Jun 2020 #29

That's correct. It has neither gay slurs nor racial slurs and is a well made video. PTWB Jun 2020 #34

Fine. If you don't think it has a place here then there are ways to deal with it. Have at it! George II Jun 2020 #45

Uh oh.. refusing to answer a simple question again. PTWB Jun 2020 #52

You seem to like asking questions like "did you stop beating your wife/husband/partner yet?" George II Jun 2020 #53

What a strawman. PTWB Jun 2020 #54

Introducing you hypothetical question about trump becoming a Democrat... George II Jun 2020 #55

Again, imagine my surprise when I opened up this thread and saw you questioning another poster. PTWB Jun 2020 #58

Imagine my surprise when I saw you say you were "participating" in the thread and yet.... George II Jun 2020 #59

What can I say? PTWB Jun 2020 #60

That's seven. Glad I found another purpose in life for my retirement years. George II Jun 2020 #61

What is your purpose? PTWB Jun 2020 #65

"condemned gay and racist slurs" melman Jun 2020 #62

Well, technically he only acknowledged that they weren't present. I suppose he didn't condemn them. PTWB Jun 2020 #63

Definitely not melman Jun 2020 #66

It is odd to me too. PTWB Jun 2020 #70

I believe there's only one, why the repeated "they"? George II Jun 2020 #64

You believe there's only one what? melman Jun 2020 #67

Who are "they" of which you speak, other than me? THAT is "only one what". George II Jun 2020 #68

Okay melman Jun 2020 #69

What question? George II Jun 2020 #71

Do you support the use of misogynistic slurs, gay slurs, and/or racial slurs? melman Jun 2020 #72

Why are YOU asking me to answer that question, it wasn't asked by you.....or was it? George II Jun 2020 #73

Another dodge melman Jun 2020 #74

Yes, the answer to my last question is becoming increasingly clear. BTW, when I was growing up.... George II Jun 2020 #75

Interesting melman Jun 2020 #77

I know you obsess about where I've lived over my lifetime, we've been through this before: George II Jun 2020 #78

I didn't know any of that melman Jun 2020 #79

Of course you knew that - perhaps you should fine tune your cataloging system and cross references? George II Jun 2020 #81

I'm not interested in you answering that question melman Jun 2020 #82

Really? How about this: George II Jun 2020 #83

Yes, that was me melman Jun 2020 #84

Oh, then why did you ask it (more than once)? George II Jun 2020 #85

So everyone could see you repeatedly refuse to say no melman Jun 2020 #86

Everyone is going to be disappointed - both of you. George II Jun 2020 #87

If you object to the use of "they" as a pronoun for a person of unknown gender muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #89

I think it's safe to say that everyone knows what my gender is.. George II Jun 2020 #91

Or you were responding to someone who just uses "they" when it's not known muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #94

I suspect "George" is a huge clue, and the person I responded to hangs on every word... George II Jun 2020 #95

"George II" is a historical figure. So, no, it's no clue, since you're not a dead king. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #96

That historical figure was a male (btw, there were two, both males), and George II... George II Jun 2020 #97

Absolutely melman Jun 2020 #102

Case in point: George II Jun 2020 #107

Oh look who's here melman Jun 2020 #108

Yes indeed - in response to a subthread in which I was involved and you responded (surprisingly?)... George II Jun 2020 #109

Holy shit melman Jun 2020 #110

No, are you? George II Jun 2020 #112

Certainly not melman Jun 2020 #113

Oh no! sheshe2 Jun 2020 #128

Hey melman Jun 2020 #129

Welp. You had no problem with it here. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #130

So we'll put you down for agree then melman Jun 2020 #131

No. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #133

Life sure can be a ............... oh, you know what I mean. Maybe I should say.... George II Jun 2020 #134

Back at ya! sheshe2 Jun 2020 #139

I posted an article to show the context of the BJG tweet everyone was fake-outraged about melman Jun 2020 #136

Yet you posted it. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #143

I posted a link melman Jun 2020 #144

Psst... sheshe2 Jun 2020 #146

William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 3, Scene : George II Jun 2020 #148

Bravo! sheshe2 Jun 2020 #149

Some people are gracious in accepting defeat la-trucker Jun 2020 #154

It would be nice if they had melman Jun 2020 #159

I didn't mean the others la-trucker Jun 2020 #161

Oh melman Jun 2020 #163

Good Job, she! There's a word for criticizing Cha Jun 2020 #141

Love ya, Cha. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #145

Take Good Care, she! Cha Jun 2020 #147

+++ It's called tunnel vision still_one Jun 2020 #150

lol someone was badly owned GeorgiaPeanut Jun 2020 #151

... sheshe2 Jun 2020 #152

Interesting. betsuni Jun 2020 #155

Oopsie mcar Jun 2020 #157

Bazinga! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #158

Admire your memory LOL...anyway, I dont like them using the word, Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #160

Hey Eliot. 😊 sheshe2 Jun 2020 #162

Oh, I know...I dont like it on the phone. And going OT for a little bit, you would Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #164

You seem to have attracted two of them, George mcar Jun 2020 #156

Just trying to be careful tbh melman Jun 2020 #103

The first rule to follow when one is deep in a hole GeorgiaPeanut Jun 2020 #153

+++that one sounds very familiar. R B Garr Jun 2020 #124

Thank you. nt Tipperary Jun 2020 #48

Um ok, so no gay or racial slurs. Check. Tipperary Jun 2020 #50

If supporters of Senator you-know-who had done this melman Jun 2020 #15

C'mon man. Yesterday it was "said individual", today it's "Senator you-know-who".... George II Jun 2020 #22

Oh it's such a mystery melman Jun 2020 #23

It is. Why post something about someone if you're not willing to say who it is? George II Jun 2020 #26

Another great mystery to be solved melman Jun 2020 #28

Sorry, not interested in playing tonight. George II Jun 2020 #31

Is that what you call it? melman Jun 2020 #33

The ad only works so well because Biden isn't "whiny", unlike lapucelle Jun 2020 #30

You of all people trying to call someone out for not saying something is amusing. PTWB Jun 2020 #36

Back to that irrelevant and hypothetical question based on a false premise from days ago? And.... George II Jun 2020 #39

Imagine my surprise.. PTWB Jun 2020 #40

My question was about the source of data that was presented..... George II Jun 2020 #41

They're both simple questions. PTWB Jun 2020 #49

No we wouldn't. What an absurd accusation! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #35

Okay melman Jun 2020 #42

Haaaaa! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #44

.. George II Jun 2020 #46

Brianna Joy. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #137

They did? melman Jun 2020 #138

It had to be an ad? sheshe2 Jun 2020 #140

Uh melman Jun 2020 #142

I would like to make one other point Collimator Jun 2020 #32

not a bitch, he's a BABY! pansypoo53219 Jun 2020 #38

I agree, baby would work much better. Tipperary Jun 2020 #51

Unfortunately, probably not... Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #92

'Baby' or 'brat' would work fine (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #56

I think this is a really "good" ad. Captain Stern Jun 2020 #43

You know what's funny? That is a really well put together video, 1:35 long, and some are dwelling.. George II Jun 2020 #57

Not funny-- it happens all too often around here. TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #80

There's a title and a still picture in the OP that are exclusively about calling him a "bitch" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #88

Over the years that word (I never use it online or in real life) has become gender neutral... George II Jun 2020 #90

It's "gender neutral" in application, but the reason it's held to be insulting muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #93

++++++++ MrsCoffee Jun 2020 #98

The OED lists "whiney" as an alternative spelling to "whiny", lapucelle Jun 2020 #105

Think of what might have happened if the ad hadn't used that word! WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #104

This thread wouldn't have 100+ replies... and almost 60 DU-Recs? NurseJackie Jun 2020 #115

No such thing as bad publicity, I guess. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #117

I will never understand why people who think using misogynistic slurs to attack a truly WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #99

Stand by. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #116

For....? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #118

An opportunity to adjust your expectations and understanding? NurseJackie Jun 2020 #119

Exactly. Tipperary Jun 2020 #122

Excellent Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #106

Love it nt Sunsky Jun 2020 #111

K&R Jackie! Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #132