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31. Not to be confused with "Low Down"....

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 01:24 PM

Mar 2015

Like "Low Down Dirty....." and then followed by some absurd thing.

On the topic, I learned one thing and one thing only during the OJ trials that I didn't know before.

Hysterical is a sexist term, given the etymology.

While we might use it to describe a man or a woman who might be in an agitated state, it's technically a sexist term.

Low grade, I'd say.

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Just Curious Poll. Is it sexist to describe a female politician as a harpy? [View all] cali Mar 2015 OP

For anyone who voted NO, a question: Is it OK in your mind, to call a black person "uppity"? cali Mar 2015 #1

No, it's not. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #4

On edit, no, of course not! nt Zorra Mar 2015 #6

No. and I don't understand why you would even feel the need to ask such a thing. hlthe2b Mar 2015 #8

I screwed up. I meant to write no. cali Mar 2015 #16

I think there would be a higher probablility.... NCTraveler Mar 2015 #9

are you fucking kidding us with these questions? Hell no, It is not OK to do either Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #10

I wrote Yes in my question when I meant no. cali Mar 2015 #11

ok, thanks. you were warping my brain. honestly though, that we have to even ask these questions on Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #15

Oh, no, please don't bring up the H word, Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #2

harpy is a gender specific word and would be considered sexist Takket Mar 2015 #3

I would acribe a designation of "low grade" as a sexist term, but still sexist. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #5

lol ... low grade Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #12

Not to be confused with "Low Down".... NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #31

should I compare it to dickhead? is dickhead similiarly low grade? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #32

They're all sexist, in the end. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #35

and this is why I love ya, man Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #37

Why does it matter where on the spectrum of sexism it's placed? Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #28

Because words matter and some words are more destructive than others. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #33

Thoughtful people also recognize that all are offensive Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #45

honestly. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #34

Are you really going to freak out if someone said "what a gyp?" ZombieHorde Mar 2015 #43

Gyp is an ethnic slur and yes, I've pointed that out when it's said in my presence. Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #46

Your point about the cumulative effect is pretty good. ZombieHorde Mar 2015 #51

A funny story about "gyp" Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #52

That is funny. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2015 #53

Yes. Please mansplain to me exactly how much outrage I'm allowed msanthrope Mar 2015 #48

No. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #7

It's long been used as a term to belittle women. Almost exclusively outside cali Mar 2015 #13

Maybe so. I've never heard it before. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #49

If you can come up with any male-specific derogatory terms Arkana Mar 2015 #14

So you're not going to carp if HIllary gets called a harpy? cali Mar 2015 #17

I expect it from them, and I know she's not. Arkana Mar 2015 #19

We do like to rationalize our biases and pretend we've put thought into them... LanternWaste Mar 2015 #40

I don't particularly like the words but asshole and fuckhead are gender neutral./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #18

"ted cruz" nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #21

Do you call McCain or Cruz a harpy? If not, why not? uppityperson Mar 2015 #23

Why is a gender-specific term necessary? Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #25

Chris Christie is a dick. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #26

Because men are so terribly oppressed. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #39

Seems clear to me to be a sexist term. morningfog Mar 2015 #20

I would imagine calling any female one is sexist. Prism Mar 2015 #22

Depends. Is she? n/t cigsandcoffee Mar 2015 #24

cute. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #27

Is it necessary or even useful to level personal insults at politicians Maedhros Mar 2015 #29

^this^ Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #36

Harpy: A grasping unpleasant woman. JEB Mar 2015 #30

note. the word. woman. thus, sexist. that simple. the end. eom. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #38

People who use the term have no understanding of the mythology Kalidurga Mar 2015 #41

I think we're becoming way too politically correct. Vinca Mar 2015 #42

Yes, unless the person is playing D&D. ZombieHorde Mar 2015 #44

Why? earthside Mar 2015 #47

Yes. Charles Pierce about Carly Fiorini cali Mar 2015 #50