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Hekate

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9. That's it in a nutshell. "Those words" used against a man *always* imply weakness, unmanliness...

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:34 PM

Jun 2018

...and by no coincidence are synonymous with terms for homosexuality such as faggot. That last one's not a bundle of sticks, in the US.

Used against a woman they are demeaning and connote worthlessness and an attitude of "only good for one thing" in terms an incel would grasp immediately.

I stayed away from the other thread, where someone was persistantly Britsplaining how C was in common usage where he came from (and was, I gather, so harmless you could practically use it in a medical text regarding the female sex organs).

Over here, it's obscene. As obscene as N--r.

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The C Word. And the B word. [View all] RandomAccess Jun 2018 OP

In this the Era of Trump...... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2018 #1

Good rule of thumb... HopeAgain Jun 2018 #2

+ A Gazillion RandomAccess Jun 2018 #3

That's it in a nutshell. "Those words" used against a man *always* imply weakness, unmanliness... Hekate Jun 2018 #9

I missed your first thread, but you get a big rec from me. nt B2G Jun 2018 #4

THANK you. RandomAccess Jun 2018 #6

Don't let those people get you down. mythology Jun 2018 #5

I'm pretty sure there's more of it RandomAccess Jun 2018 #7

Homophobia is also partisan situational wonkwest Jun 2018 #8

KnR Hekate Jun 2018 #10

Thank you RandomAccess Jun 2018 #11

100% MuseRider Jun 2018 #12

"This is not a woman friendly word." RandomAccess Jun 2018 #13

I meant to thank you for this thread. MuseRider Jun 2018 #14

I appreciate that RandomAccess Jun 2018 #15

I wouldn't use the word "overt." Igel Jun 2018 #16

Thank you, but RandomAccess Jun 2018 #17