Is "douchebag" a sexist term when used as an insult?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

15. Weird Story...

I used to work with some very fun people. One female co-worker was (and is) a activist Democrat (she and her husband and young son traveled to Madison to protest the Walker Administration in 2011). She was moving into an office on my floor, and the day before she arrived, I festooned her office with Scott Walker paraphernalia, and I printed out multiple 8x10 photos of Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, et al, and hid them all over her office. It was a work of art -- and our boss approved it all.

A few days later I was out of the office all day at a meeting, and when I came back, there was a sign on my door saying "I believe you left some douche bags in my office." When I went into my office, I found douche bags hidden everywhere, with one dangling from the ceiling. After cleaning them up, I had a conundrum. What the hell to do with three dozen douches?

Oddly enough, none of the women in my office wanted any of them (they were still packaged) and most said they had never even used one before. We were obviously a close-knit group - most office mates don't share they douching habits.

So I have no idea what the douche market is like, but it can't be that good.