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redqueen

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24. Their laughably hyperbolic overreaction is the result of their desperate need

Reply to JI7 (Reply #20)

Sat May 17, 2014, 11:31 AM

May 2014

to ensure that these oppressive misogynist slurs do not become socially unacceptable, as happened to 'gay' and 'retarded'.

They also go into fits of hyperbole if anyone tries to tell them that 'bitch' is an oppressive, bigoted slur.

It's pathological. It really is.

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A poster on GD is laughing about calling someone a "cunt" for laughs. [View all] whathehell May 2014 OP

Did you show them the way to Discussionist? Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #1

Linky-poos please n/t intaglio May 2014 #2

Here you go.. whathehell May 2014 #13

I hope you're not referring to the OP BainsBane May 2014 #21

I was not, although whathehell May 2014 #22

At least he didn't write it out in the title of an OP BainsBane May 2014 #27

He seems to have no problem with the word and finds it fine to use and not bigoted at all redqueen May 2014 #28

LOL, OK now I see that pinto wasn't just taking shit. redqueen May 2014 #3

I was number four PeaceNikki May 2014 #4

0-7... nice redqueen May 2014 #5

Nice is right, in fact, I'd call that a big, fat FAILURE of an alert whathehell May 2014 #31

Redqueen..I alerted on a post which posted big laughs whathehell May 2014 #8

I missed the laughs. redqueen May 2014 #19

Yeah, it's really unbelievable theHandpuppet May 2014 #6

Not only that.. whathehell May 2014 #7

You mean you haven't gotten the notice yet... theHandpuppet May 2014 #9

When racial and sexual minorities on DU get that notice, whathehell May 2014 #11

Oh, I see it all the time, it seems theHandpuppet May 2014 #14

Oh, I know your comment was intended as sarcasm, Handpuppet whathehell May 2014 #32

Did you alert on it for being against SOP? n/t seaglass May 2014 #10

I think so..I'm not sure..Whatever the first one whathehell May 2014 #12

If you go back to the post does it have that pink notice on it that you alerted? seaglass May 2014 #15

Yes, it did..As for Dips post, I know he self-deleted one, whathehell May 2014 #17

if you are talking about alerting on dipsydoodles post, it was self-deleted. It no longer will go seaglass May 2014 #16

You are correct, Seaglass it was...Thanks again. n/t whathehell May 2014 #18

what i want to know is why people get so outraged and upset at even discussing things JI7 May 2014 #20

This is getting tiresome, but this thread did not come about as an attempt to "discuss" anything whathehell May 2014 #23

Their laughably hyperbolic overreaction is the result of their desperate need redqueen May 2014 #24

Yes, their panties are all in quite the knot over it.. whathehell May 2014 #25

Yep. They are pathetically desperate. nt redqueen May 2014 #26

First page of Google search results for the term in question (not 1980s, but 2014: Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #29

Gee, Grumps, it looks like you went through a lot of trouble.. whathehell May 2014 #30

So the fuck what? ismnotwasm May 2014 #33