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polly7

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31. Wow. You should make up your mind.

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 11:39 AM

Feb 2013

redqueen (99,811 posts)
128. Yes, it's usually men who get to make up the words used to degrade women.

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And then only by absorbing the patriarchy's values do women start to use those words against each other (slut, bitch, etc.)

Fucktoilet was coined by a radical feminist (IIRC), to describe the way far too many women are treated by far too many men in this rape culture we're in. (During the Rape of Nanking, the soldiers did refer to the women and children they raped as public toilets, but AFAIK that isn't related.)

It seems fitting to me to use Twisty's term, and I'm glad that the naughty-word-list/anti-censorship/Lenny-Bruce-wannabe crowd finally has a term that they can at least pretend to be offended by.

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Watch your thoughts, for they become words. [View all] redqueen Feb 2013 OP

Kick kentuck Feb 2013 #1

Sorry. It is nothing personal. redqueen Feb 2013 #2

In our house, the word "balls" means... bunnies Feb 2013 #3

I've heard it used that way, too. redqueen Feb 2013 #4

Ive never seen that show... bunnies Feb 2013 #5

The Brits use it that way a lot. Fawke Em Feb 2013 #6

Yes, bollocks is bad, dog's bollocks is good. nt redqueen Feb 2013 #7

Irish "bollocks" is NO kind of positive, or strength.. or any good thing. annabanana Feb 2013 #14

Kicked for exposure. n/t Helen Reddy Feb 2013 #8

Betty White said something like (and if someone knows the quote please correct me): panader0 Feb 2013 #9

Jesus! I love me some Betty White but... Helen Reddy Feb 2013 #10

Actually, she says she did not say it, a comedian named Sheng Wang did Sweet Freedom Feb 2013 #16

Women are fair game. Playtex didn't make a smarmy ad with watermelons & tap-dancing, did they? WinkyDink Feb 2013 #11

I can't imagine what thoughts let you to use the word "f*toilet" in this thread, msanthrope Feb 2013 #12

That word was coined by the users of porn and prostitutes. redqueen Feb 2013 #18

You know, redqueen, I've been told on this board by certain male posters that their use of the msanthrope Feb 2013 #19

Please. Recall, if you are able to, how often he'd used that and similar terms in the past. redqueen Feb 2013 #20

So, your defense is that you used filthy, sexist language fewer times? msanthrope Feb 2013 #21

Using "filthy" sexist language in the context of pointing out that it is sexist and wrong redqueen Feb 2013 #26

Wow. You should make up your mind. polly7 Feb 2013 #31

You should look up 'IIRC'. This will be my only response to your derailing effort. nt redqueen Feb 2013 #33

ah redq, just let it go. it is working on a year of these two bring it into threads of yours, seabeyond Feb 2013 #34

Maybe you don't get polly7 Feb 2013 #36

Heh .... we were called polly7 Feb 2013 #35

Your discipline and relentless effort to the task astounds. cliffordu Feb 2013 #13

Oh please, I sing this to my precious cats all the time.. 1620rock Feb 2013 #15

There is nothing sexist in showing a photo of a male doctor. noamnety Feb 2013 #17

"so subtle, we aren't even aware they are happening."" influence others in ways so imperceptible" seabeyond Feb 2013 #25

Monday morning kick n/t Helen Reddy Feb 2013 #22

Does being called a dick have a positive connotation? sadbear Feb 2013 #23

It doesn't come with generations of institutionalized and social oppression on the basis of sex. nt redqueen Feb 2013 #24

+1 LiberalLoner Feb 2013 #30

I appplaud your willingness to explore and expose the effect words have on gender attitudes Tom Rinaldo Feb 2013 #27

Excellent commentary. Raffi Ella Feb 2013 #28

Huge K&R LiberalLoner Feb 2013 #29

Well done. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #32