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so here is what I learned this morning - referring to someone as a "whore" is perfectly fine if [View all] DrDan Apr 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author jonno99 Apr 2016 #1

That's progress. So what do you call a woman (or man) who promotes the needs of trade delegations immoderate Apr 2016 #2

have to ask the BB's - I am new to this DrDan Apr 2016 #3

no, you aren't. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #50

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Nice. I see what u did there. Nt jmg257 Apr 2016 #8

Bottom lines is: ME thinks they protest too much! Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #88

indeed... ibegurpard Apr 2016 #10

Perfect! nt artislife Apr 2016 #18

I've referred to my dog as a "hand whore" or a "food whore" on occasion notadmblnd Apr 2016 #5

I called my palm tree (male) a whore last week because, for the first time, ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #14

Why are you only referring to women? Can men not be whores? Nt jmg257 Apr 2016 #6

How so? procon Apr 2016 #24

I don't think you can use the term "broad". jmg257 Apr 2016 #25

Read the transcript. procon Apr 2016 #31

Thanks...I'm on my cell so can't see the big picture. jmg257 Apr 2016 #32

No doubt. LOL ! nt procon Apr 2016 #33

Except he used the plural of the word, so he was not only referring to her. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #66

Oh, well changes everything, and now it's OK to refer to a woman as as a whore, yeah? procon Apr 2016 #74

You don't think there are man-whores? Jester Messiah Apr 2016 #52

I see what you did there, yeah? procon Apr 2016 #75

Here's what I learned this morning: winter is coming Apr 2016 #7

Not mine! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2016 #9

Anytime someone throws whore at a woman, expect them to perceive it as being called a whore. seabeyond Apr 2016 #11

I am not a woman - but that is the way I perceive it as well DrDan Apr 2016 #13

You really need to let go of this, you're becoming unhinged...n/t monmouth4 Apr 2016 #12

It's sexist to use the word "whore" in a disparaging way. Period. athena Apr 2016 #15

Men can be whores. nt artislife Apr 2016 #17

The stereotype, however, is a woman. athena Apr 2016 #21

Don't pretend their is only one definition to the word. nt artislife Apr 2016 #46

agree 100% - not appropriate with respect to HRC, not appropriate with respect to GOP DrDan Apr 2016 #20

Then in your righteous judgement I suggest TM99 Apr 2016 #87

I sort of doubt I will DrDan Apr 2016 #90

I know you won't. TM99 Apr 2016 #91

It is kind of like the term "rat fucking" artislife Apr 2016 #16

clearly, you haven't learned anything demwing Apr 2016 #19

sorry - please enlighten me as to which *-whore terms are appropriate DrDan Apr 2016 #23

you can add Poutrage-whore demwing Apr 2016 #29

your knowledge and wisdom regarding this topic is impressive DrDan Apr 2016 #30

Don't play games demwing Apr 2016 #39

Perfect. Rec. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #22

I prefer: Hillary Clinton has sold her soul to the devil. longship Apr 2016 #26

Or at least rents it out to the highest bidder. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #45

Women are whores and men are macho Iliyah Apr 2016 #27

This discussion reminds me of the Racist Rant Weekends at Discussionist... Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #28

Give it up. No tying yourself into knots to justify it. The whore comment was a huge screw up . . . brush Apr 2016 #34

it sure was - and the timing could not have been worse for Bernie DrDan Apr 2016 #35

Here's what I learned....A lot of people are willing to use semantics to obscure Truth Armstead Apr 2016 #36

diversion-whore - that one escaped me DrDan Apr 2016 #37

Those who are more worked up over the way someone said something than the substance Armstead Apr 2016 #38

no doubt - so if some are offended by its use - not unlike the n-word - DrDan Apr 2016 #41

Because that's the way people talk Armstead Apr 2016 #43

A subcategory of diversion whore is the ad hominem attacker. ozone_man Apr 2016 #86

There are no facts, only interpretations. Friedrich Nietzsche Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #40

I am sure it does - I was not seeking consensus on the term DrDan Apr 2016 #42

and now my friend Jorge the horticulturalist AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #77

What I learned is that even the Webster's definition Downwinder Apr 2016 #44

The word corporate whore has been in use a long time, particularly on DU. Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #47

how progressive to refer to someone as a "whore" DrDan Apr 2016 #48

how progressive for supposedly Democratic politicians to get paid off by corporations Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #49

The very definition of corporate whore. ozone_man Apr 2016 #95

Here you go ... Where was your outrage on these threads? Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #51

You're just milking it. Jester Messiah Apr 2016 #53

I am not the one who posted how progressive it was to refer to someone as a "whore" DrDan Apr 2016 #55

You're the one stirring the pot though. Jester Messiah Apr 2016 #57

this pot needs to be stirred - that term has no place in progressive dialog DrDan Apr 2016 #61

And what a coincidence that all this outrage chooses now to surface. Jester Messiah Apr 2016 #62

coincidence? No, it is a reaction to last night's comment. Timing is appropriate. DrDan Apr 2016 #63

It's more progressive to say "corporate whore" than it is to actually be one. arcane1 Apr 2016 #65

Can I describe Donald Trump as a media whore? guillaumeb Apr 2016 #54

as I understand it - as long as it is not used in a sexual context, that term is up for grabs DrDan Apr 2016 #59

I would argue that the word whore is a legitimate political descriptor. guillaumeb Apr 2016 #67

I bet there are a lot of women who disagree with that . . . and rightfully so DrDan Apr 2016 #69

Hillary Clinton laughed when Mayor Deblasio used the term "PC time". guillaumeb Apr 2016 #72

reasonable question - you should start a thread DrDan Apr 2016 #73

Me personally I'd rather stay away from words that demean women d_legendary1 Apr 2016 #56

bingo - absolutely agree 100% DrDan Apr 2016 #60

Not our fault if the figure of speech fits AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #58

You need some new material. You're not even good at believing your own words. arcane1 Apr 2016 #64

Nice try, but there are plenty of male corporate whores in both parties. polichick Apr 2016 #68

I claimed otherwise? DrDan Apr 2016 #70

Yes. By implication you most certainly did. Smarmie Doofus Apr 2016 #78

where did I claim otherwise - DrDan Apr 2016 #79

Play with yourSELF. Don't play w. ME. nt Smarmie Doofus Apr 2016 #80

ok then . . . DrDan Apr 2016 #81

So here is what I learned this morning. Jitter65 Apr 2016 #71

Did you have a panic attack AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #76

I dare you to actually talk to real women that way see what it gets you. Kalidurga Apr 2016 #82

feel free to use that term as much as you like, then DrDan Apr 2016 #83

Why would I use the N word that's your territory? Kalidurga Apr 2016 #85

I was kicked off a thread because rock Apr 2016 #84

'Meta' only refers to OP's, not comments. MerryBlooms Apr 2016 #89

Well, now we are getting somewhere rock Apr 2016 #92

I'm glad I could help. MerryBlooms Apr 2016 #93

Racially charged jokes are also ok. smiley Apr 2016 #94