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cyclonefence

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1. I am not comfortable with "sissy-in-chief"
Fri May 19, 2017, 06:10 AM
May 2017

Maybe it's my age, but "sissy" was code for "homosexual" when I was growing up. Maybe that's no longer true, but I personally won't use the word. Even if you don't think it means gay, "sissy" means more than cowardly or even unmanly--it was often part of the phrase "sissy-girl" used to taunt boys who didn't measure up to the pack's definition of masculinity. There's a definite tinge of misogyny here.

"President Snowflake" otoh rings all my chimes.

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I am not comfortable with "sissy-in-chief" cyclonefence May 2017 #1
It's sexist. athena May 2017 #2
Agree but: Ligyron May 2017 #10
Your reply is sexist, too. athena May 2017 #12
Well, I'll be damned... Ligyron May 2017 #20
I see that the OP cyclonefence May 2017 #13
Would you say the same thing athena May 2017 #14
I want to be on your side cyclonefence May 2017 #19
Remove 'sissy' please. Find something else. 'Asshole' in chief works for me. CurtEastPoint May 2017 #3
I still prefer Red Don. nt FailureToCommunicate May 2017 #4
Cute! maddiemom May 2017 #7
Delete the "Sissy" part Motownman78 May 2017 #5
There are a lot of ways to describe Trump Progressive dog May 2017 #6
But only "childish name calling" rock May 2017 #11
Nah. tavernier May 2017 #8
Snowflakes are so pretty that I have been... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #9
Thank you for the edit. athena May 2017 #15
Don't call him that for christs sake Kentonio May 2017 #16
Trump has always been a whiny punk... Wounded Bear May 2017 #17
Glad VJ stopped blubbering long enough to see clearly that Trump did not become the President nt geek tragedy May 2017 #18
he is not now, will NEVER by my President Skittles May 2017 #21
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