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Orrex

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5. I don't know that it necessarily needs to be homophobic or a rape threat.
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 03:34 PM
Jun 2014

It can be, but it can equally be a generic insult along the lines of "commit some act to humiliate/injure/diminish yourself for my benefit/amusement/satisfaction."

Seem unlikely? Well, the language abounds with such idioms. For example:

"Drop dead."
"Go to hell."
"Go soak your head."
"Go jump in a lake."
"Eat shit."
"Kiss my ass."
"Get stuffed."
"Go take a flying leap."
"Go fuck yourself."
"Go take a long walk off a short pier."
"Get bent."
"Eat my shorts."
etc. etc. etc.

All of these have more or less the same meaning.

To concentrate solely on the perceived sexual connotation of the idiom is to pursue one possible interpretation to the exclusion of all others, with little clear justification to do so. The purpose is to deride the recipient. The particular mechanism is a function of societal norms and colloquial tradition.

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For more context, check out FrodosPet Jun 2014 #1
Whining about DU? Painting all DUers with the same brush? Over a post that was hidden? arcane1 Jun 2014 #2
There's a 350-post thread full of people who are outraged... OUTRAGED redqueen Jun 2014 #13
I am reminded of a Lenny Bruce joke, told after he got busted for using a very long and dirty word. CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #3
"Fellatio is a bad thing" Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2014 #4
I don't know that it necessarily needs to be homophobic or a rape threat. Orrex Jun 2014 #5
True. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #6
I always thought it was another way of saying "shut the hell up" zappaman Jun 2014 #10
Perceived sexual connotation? redqueen Jun 2014 #19
Oh for fuck sake. Its not homophobic nor is it a rape threat. phleshdef Jun 2014 #7
Don't forget about calling someone a c--ksucker. xfundy Jun 2014 #8
Corksoaker? Go Vols Jun 2014 #18
I'm actually rather quite keen on it. Chan790 Jun 2014 #9
Me, too. That other thing, you straight guys can have that closeupready Jun 2014 #17
Yep. n/t bobthedrummer Jun 2014 #21
Today's real lesson: Being a woman or being a gay man is a bad thing. dawg Jun 2014 #11
I like the Rude Pundit. nt. neverforget Jun 2014 #12
I like him too. dawg Jun 2014 #14
I get that it's a sctick but I can't bring myself to be/appreciate that level of hostility. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2014 #15
I never read the rude for those very reasons. However, the posturing on DU about it is a big much Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #20
I think it is a crude thing to say or to write. Jenoch Jun 2014 #16
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