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40. I disagree

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 11:02 PM

Nov 2012

If the underlying issue is that people are using a word based on a gender specific meaning, then it's wrong if it's used as an insult. Otherwise you're being a hypocrite.

Besides, I don't know about you, but I've certainly had people treat me as though I wouldn't know or want to know about certain things because I'm a guy. I've had to watch people run to check on a woman who was injured and those same people the next day laughed in my face for getting injured because as a guy I should have been okay with it. The concussion I took lasted longer than the broken nose the woman had.

There's almost always going to be a group that had it worse. Can women not complain because the African slaves had it worse in this country in the historical reference? Or can the descendant so African slaves complain more?

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On "prick", "dickhead", and other misogynistic language ... [View all] 11 Bravo Nov 2012 OP

Thank you for a thoughtful post....n/t annabanana Nov 2012 #1

wow. Thank you. mzteris Nov 2012 #2

Amen. nt duhneece Nov 2012 #45

(Misandrist. :-) ) Awesome post! WinkyDink Nov 2012 #3

Yeah, I knew that when I typed it, but thought it might get lost in translation . Do you think ... 11 Bravo Nov 2012 #6

nah, just let it go. we have to have something to kvetch about. niyad Nov 2012 #8

I like it. I thought you did it on purpose, ironic-like. yardwork Nov 2012 #12

Thank you ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #4

+1 66 year old caucasian male... oldhippydude Nov 2012 #5

thank you for a very thoughtful post. "prick" and "dickhead" would more properly be considered niyad Nov 2012 #7

k&r... spanone Nov 2012 #9

Right on. Great post. Politicub Nov 2012 #10

denied? well at least maybe not that you KNOW of... nt msongs Nov 2012 #11

Like unicorns and flying monkeys-- LanternWaste Nov 2012 #14

I think he was talking about the right to vote. eomer Nov 2012 #20

Will there be a list of these words forthcoming to guide us? Vinnie From Indy Nov 2012 #13

There is a list... LanternWaste Nov 2012 #19

Thee's always one xxqqqzme Nov 2012 #23

Resorting to sexist language suggests other mental/perceptual limitations. lapislzi Nov 2012 #49

I do think the term bitch is almost gender neutral now. alphafemale Nov 2012 #15

I do think the term bitch is almost gender neutral now. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #31

Well, "bastard" IS (technically) gender-neutral ... TahitiNut Nov 2012 #35

The thing about "bastard" gollygee Nov 2012 #41

So refer to him as a "Son of a Bachelor". . . Journeyman Nov 2012 #43

the term "bitch" alphafemale Dec 2012 #56

"I cannot recall a single instance when I was ever denied one fucking thing because of my gender." Marmitist Nov 2012 #16

jerk? nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #24

Thank you very much, 11 Bravo. freshwest Nov 2012 #17

I like what Jeff Foxworthy did with "redneck." tclambert Nov 2012 #18

Believe it or not there's a lot of feminists who believe in taking back words as well Major Nikon Nov 2012 #22

Except they have different origins loyalsister Nov 2012 #54

Redneck means something considerably different to those who are old enough to remember Major Nikon Nov 2012 #55

My great grandmother was denied the right to vote Major Nikon Nov 2012 #21

One of my mother's early memories Warpy Nov 2012 #27

I agree completely Major Nikon Nov 2012 #51

Marry me? liberalmuse Nov 2012 #25

Huh? That's misanthropic language. I'm a woman & we don't have pricks or dicks. Maybe I patrice Nov 2012 #26

Misandrist, I believe. EOTE Nov 2012 #47

Thanks for the catch! . . . & some of that going around too!, sad to say. patrice Nov 2012 #50

Well Said chknltl Nov 2012 #28

K&R SunSeeker Nov 2012 #29

I prefer Dickhead.............. jeggus Nov 2012 #30

If you have a female significant other, make sure she sees your OP. Zorra Nov 2012 #32

I admit I use to use all that language . . . CrispyQ Nov 2012 #33

You old dog you. Ya know, dog is the word for the male of the species. geckosfeet Nov 2012 #34

Could expect nothing less from the class of '69 OldHippieChick Nov 2012 #36

Class of '69-- Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #38

Seriously? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #37

Yup. Haven't seen one of them in years. Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #39

I disagree mythology Nov 2012 #40

How about kids in a custody fight? Eyes of the World Nov 2012 #42

Actually I'm one woman on the planet who has no strong reaction about the c word cherish44 Nov 2012 #44

I think neffernin Nov 2012 #48

Those kinds of things reflect far more negatively on those who use them Major Nikon Nov 2012 #53

I tell my wife neffernin Nov 2012 #46

I agree. I've listened here and changed my mind. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #52

I hope I'm not being too forward, but.... Tsiyu Dec 2012 #57