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Yes. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #1
double entendre (pussy) arely staircase Feb 2013 #210
Too funny! And vulgar. MissMarple Feb 2013 #257
you bet. cali Feb 2013 #2
Yep. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #3
Yes n/t demmiblue Feb 2013 #4
Yes. Its use implies that women are weak and wimpy. yardwork Feb 2013 #5
of course...the person who says it, intends it to be an insult Fresh_Start Feb 2013 #6
It's getting harder and harder to be offensive and politcally correct these days. joeunderdog Feb 2013 #211
Ain't dat da troot! Petrushka Feb 2013 #277
Of course. It refers to the feminine, and nothing is worse than that in macholand. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #7
feminine is an adjective - eom arely staircase Feb 2013 #201
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This is NOT about me, or my hapoiness. nt redqueen Feb 2013 #18
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oh boy. bunnies Feb 2013 #40
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Believe me... bunnies Feb 2013 #68
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lol bunnies Feb 2013 #75
I believe that should be "pants crap fever". 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #87
! bunnies Feb 2013 #95
So he's like a woman, eh? Because he like a woman, eh? Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #141
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Cats are weak????!!!!! yardwork Feb 2013 #151
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So could mine. yardwork Feb 2013 #161
n/s JustAnotherGen Feb 2013 #307
Yeah right. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #168
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This whole OP was flame bait trolling. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #224
Devil....it may not offend you, but it IS what's called a vulgarism, in one sense, per Merriam... Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #251
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As I said, it may not offend YOU, but you are not alone in the world. This is not devilgrrl island. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #259
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Hey, I'm not the one being inconsiderate of others who find a term really vulgar & offensive. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #261
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Nope. You attacked me, when I merely cut and pasted the definition of a word. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #268
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Doesn't offend me either. What does offend me are women being droned to death sabrina 1 Feb 2013 #311
This thread is for the purpose of *****A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N*****!!!1!!! pacalo Feb 2013 #317
It's also what a lot of gay kids are bullied with. donheld Feb 2013 #278
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Don't worry about me... redqueen Feb 2013 #44
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Results of your Jury Service RC Feb 2013 #65
It's really lame when someone alerts a post like this DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #91
I can understand it, though... redqueen Feb 2013 #99
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #121
I see your point, if I don't necessarily agree with it. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #127
Thanks... apparently the target of the alert has a fan club (I certainly sympathize) redqueen Feb 2013 #135
or, it could be, as much as we LOVE devil, lol, seabeyond Feb 2013 #147
Oh well, you win some & you lose some. pacalo Feb 2013 #318
The whole point of the OP was to get people to use the word "pussy" in a way they didn't like cleanhippie Feb 2013 #226
bullshit. it was because someone used it and it didnt get hidden. and the same old seabeyond Feb 2013 #230
Yawn. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #232
what about your fabricated outrage. oh really, lets make up a story and insist it is fact seabeyond Feb 2013 #233
What are you on about now? Isn't there someone somwhere on DU using a word you don't like? cleanhippie Feb 2013 #236
gettin' snotty? nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #237
Panties in a twist? That's SOME hypocrisy you have there. Couple that with never-ending outrage cleanhippie Feb 2013 #238
people get away with that always. i figured you would alert and whine about a personal attack again seabeyond Feb 2013 #240
Bwahahaha! You seem scared of what you posted so you changed it. There is a word some people use cleanhippie Feb 2013 #243
this would be merely another example of fabricated accusations for your agenda. outraged? prove it seabeyond Feb 2013 #245
Your incessant outrage is obvious to even the most casual observer. But whatever works for you. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #255
ya, that. and you get the last word. seabeyond Feb 2013 #258
ha ha datasuspect Feb 2013 #302
No, discussion of misogynist slurs is not a conspiracy against people who use them. nt redqueen Feb 2013 #287
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i like you. seabeyond Feb 2013 #132
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That sounds entirely reasonable to me. redqueen Feb 2013 #139
I love you! JustAnotherGen Feb 2013 #308
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i really think some people post stuff just to get other people to post arely staircase Feb 2013 #192
You know they do. RC Feb 2013 #208
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That is EXACTLY the point of this OP. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #227
Yes, it isn't the fault of the person posting offensive shit, redqueen Feb 2013 #292
my 5 yr old niece? my 50 yr old alcoholic brother? oh, wait.... rapist and rapist seabeyond Feb 2013 #293
All good examples, but I was thinking of that comment about abused women, redqueen Feb 2013 #298
oh, gosh yes. isnt that always the one. seabeyond Feb 2013 #299
nice try arely staircase Feb 2013 #312
I didn't try, I succeeded in interpreting your post. redqueen Feb 2013 #313
please proceed, redqueen arely staircase Feb 2013 #314
Proceed to do what? Post tired internet memes redqueen Feb 2013 #315
You have never met a brave or courageous woman? Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #181
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So we should use Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #189
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Only you would think so. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #195
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ego, maybe ? arely staircase Feb 2013 #214
Use "wimp" or "wuss" or just plain "coward." Warpy Feb 2013 #133
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i was told not wuss, that it is a combo of the two words.... i didnt know. seabeyond Feb 2013 #148
Oh, I think the post above yours says it best Warpy Feb 2013 #154
i like spineless asshole! (when you're being less political) bettyellen Feb 2013 #246
You know, in the interest of further muddying the waters... Orrex Feb 2013 #274
Yes, sexist and against community standards IMHO. nt stevenleser Feb 2013 #9
In spite of the modern interpretation, its etymology may have nothing to do w/genitals: LeftinOH Feb 2013 #10
Sciences not allowed!!11!!! Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #284
Yes, but... JaneyVee Feb 2013 #11
I can't stop laughing at this bigtree Feb 2013 #19
nope. nt RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #12
Yes, and same as that Beaver Ad HockeyMom Feb 2013 #13
The HS mascot in the town I grew up in is a freaking beaver! Imagine being a teen girl yelling Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #56
Guess ya don't know about the Gamecocks? Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #166
I do now! Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #267
University of South Carolina. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #295
No DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #14
I no longer donate, so I can't. If someone else wants to do a poll, I'll delete this. nt redqueen Feb 2013 #25
Message auto-removed hotcheese Feb 2013 #15
ooh, seek help bigtree Feb 2013 #23
Feminists are well used to such vitriol. redqueen Feb 2013 #61
Nope, but out of respect for those that do... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #16
Same here. n/t FSogol Feb 2013 #21
yeah me too d_r Feb 2013 #32
I want to hug this whole subthread for having consideration for their community bettyellen Feb 2013 #244
is it being used as a noun or adjective? snooper2 Feb 2013 #17
Nope. It's a diminutive of pusillanimous. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #20
Nope. That's not the etymology according to any valid source Check the OED for example. Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #242
Of course. The inference is femininity as a perjorative Melinda Feb 2013 #22
Yep. It is sad. nt redqueen Feb 2013 #27
No NV Whino Feb 2013 #24
Yes idwiyo Feb 2013 #26
no, because it is light-hearted Enrique Feb 2013 #28
IMO having femaleness associated with weakness and cowardice is not lighthearted. redqueen Feb 2013 #36
Is really worse than having maleness equated with arrogance and being unlikable SpartanDem Feb 2013 #55
I was thinking about that earlier Orrex Feb 2013 #92
Yes, good insights and well stated... redqueen Feb 2013 #93
Happy to chime in! Orrex Feb 2013 #110
agreed. good point and thank you for saying this clearly. seabeyond Feb 2013 #94
You caught me in a moment of lucidity Orrex Feb 2013 #111
ya... but, have you placed me on ignore? you are psychic. you can reply perfectly seabeyond Feb 2013 #114
Hey, who said that? Orrex Feb 2013 #273
Are you a man by any chance? n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #49
Of course it is. nt sufrommich Feb 2013 #29
Absolutely wryter2000 Feb 2013 #30
I do - nt Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #31
Sure. It's not like they are talking about a cat. nt Nay Feb 2013 #34
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it is sexist, it is not a question of my perception. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #37
I would of course agree... redqueen Feb 2013 #48
Yes. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #38
No CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #39
Yes! retread Feb 2013 #41
yes. obviously. purposely. duh... lol, nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #43
No, I find it insulting to cats though. Cleita Feb 2013 #46
It is in that context Taverner Feb 2013 #47
I agree re: slang for vulva. redqueen Feb 2013 #52
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No. It's a legitimate Golf term. OffWithTheirHeads Feb 2013 #50
Yes. gollygee Feb 2013 #51
No more than when the word dick is used as an insult. phleshdef Feb 2013 #53
I guess you could see it that way Drale Feb 2013 #54
I don't hear the word used to refer to cats. redqueen Feb 2013 #57
Because the original use for the word "pussy" referred to cats Drale Feb 2013 #62
The only people I've ever known who used that word for cats gollygee Feb 2013 #66
yes! my old Irish aunties used to holler POO see, POOO se, POO see because they grew up on a farm bettyellen Feb 2013 #241
Better to use "pusillanimous" -- gets the point across better but with an alliterative catch. . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #58
Yes Aerows Feb 2013 #59
Yes. nt hack89 Feb 2013 #60
No. The word has been used for so long and so casually, it now exists on its own, IMO. randome Feb 2013 #63
Of course. This is always an interesting topic n/t Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #64
No. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #67
spider... good point. nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #79
Thank you! redqueen Feb 2013 #83
Yeah. It's an annoying part of our super-machismo culture. Dash87 Feb 2013 #69
Yes. It should NEVER be used here. I will go ballistic if I see it. DevonRex Feb 2013 #70
of course TorchTheWitch Feb 2013 #72
I always figured it to be in reference meanit Feb 2013 #73
Yes. It is a sexist insult, IMO. War Horse Feb 2013 #74
Nope Soundman Feb 2013 #76
Absolutely. n/t DonViejo Feb 2013 #77
My first reaction is it is homophobic... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #80
If you can't figure that out on your own, procon Feb 2013 #81
yup. redq is like the HUGEST sexist on du, for all times. we try.... seabeyond Feb 2013 #82
Yes! LiberalLoner Feb 2013 #84
Yes. (And it's a 'Hide' in the DU jury context for me...) nt petronius Feb 2013 #85
There is no other way TO perceive it. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #86
No. Not until I saw this thread. protect our future Feb 2013 #88
What?! You actually thought a man using this term for another man was referring to a CAT? WinkyDink Feb 2013 #96
No, of course not. I've always used the protect our future Feb 2013 #113
Sexist and homophobic Marrah_G Feb 2013 #89
Yes. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #90
YES! MuseRider Feb 2013 #97
Mooserider! lonestarnot Feb 2013 #271
WOW! Hi there! MuseRider Feb 2013 #288
Absolutely yes. LanternWaste Feb 2013 #98
Yes. I prefer the non-sexist "asshole". dairydog91 Feb 2013 #100
It is sexist. So is calling someone a dick. el_bryanto Feb 2013 #101
Exactly. The power differential and lack of institutional and social oppression redqueen Feb 2013 #102
and yet they are both insults to men arely staircase Feb 2013 #219
Not really, but I'm a dick. N/T galileoreloaded Feb 2013 #103
yes. n/t Whisp Feb 2013 #104
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It's sexist, lame, and also decidedly unimaginative. There are far better insults one can use, like Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #106
How about 'pompous, ignorant, self-important, shit-stirring bucket of filth'? redqueen Feb 2013 #116
Yes, yes! Or "soul-sucking vortex of depressing, monotonous boring negativity, putrid essence Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #142
Absolutely. Apophis Feb 2013 #107
Insults are supposed to be Insulting. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #108
so cause you really really want to insult be homophobic or sexist. hmmm, nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #115
Well, yes. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #196
I was either Juror #2 or #3: apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #109
juror 5... if adminstration would only add it to tos. nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #118
+1. I agree. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #165
No more than when someone is called a "dick" - lynne Feb 2013 #112
Both are perfectly viable insults without being sexist. Swamp Lover Feb 2013 #145
and then one can get their post hidden. seabeyond Feb 2013 #150
No. nt. polly7 Feb 2013 #117
Shocking. redqueen Feb 2013 #119
lol lol. nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #120
ya. da. polly7 Feb 2013 #124
If you were only wanting one answer, why did you pose it as a question? polly7 Feb 2013 #123
Using the word "pussy" as a derogatory term sufrommich Feb 2013 #131
See, there ya go. That's just what I was thinking of. polly7 Feb 2013 #140
or sorta holding onto an over year long grudge which makes it petty. nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #152
I am?? polly7 Feb 2013 #157
I did not mean to insult you. redqueen Feb 2013 #167
Gotta give you this... pacalo Feb 2013 #316
Context redqueen Feb 2013 #156
You were asked not to use it. polly7 Feb 2013 #164
No. Because I'm clearly not "defending" the word. redqueen Feb 2013 #169
'Feign outrage over it'. polly7 Feb 2013 #172
Apologizing to people who defend some of the most commonly used misogynist slurs? redqueen Feb 2013 #174
What slurs do I use? polly7 Feb 2013 #175
Where did I say you used any? redqueen Feb 2013 #179
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"Relationships"? Men joking about how they'd like to fuck Sarah Palin, except for redqueen Feb 2013 #199
Well, here's where we'll never agree. polly7 Feb 2013 #206
It's not any more of an insult to ask people to stop using it here sufrommich Feb 2013 #182
You'll never see me using one of those terms or defend them. polly7 Feb 2013 #194
Nope, but if someone calls me a vagina we're fightin'. n/t cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #122
yes, of course it is. n/t Scout Feb 2013 #125
Yes loyalsister Feb 2013 #126
except the male terms are their own body parts they love and dicks have always held the power seabeyond Feb 2013 #158
I guess I don't get the vigorous qazplm Feb 2013 #213
i do not think i have EVER used either of the terms either on du or real life. seems like more a man seabeyond Feb 2013 #217
I agree about that cultural aspect loyalsister Feb 2013 #216
Yes, it's meant as a sexist insult Warpy Feb 2013 #129
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Yes. n/t Small Accumulates Feb 2013 #134
Yes. It translates to, "you're weak, like someone with a vagina." It's sexist and obnoxious. Squinch Feb 2013 #138
Is it sexist if you use it... one_voice Feb 2013 #144
I looked up how the word came to mean a weakling OKNancy Feb 2013 #146
No but PETA gets ticked off! whistler162 Feb 2013 #149
i didn't used but have learned better since and do believe that now. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #153
Thanks. And despite the lack of a power imbalance or institutionalized or social oppression against redqueen Feb 2013 #171
I always think of it that way. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #155
Me? No. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #159
Quite. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #162
Yes ! In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #163
Yes, to the same extent calling someone a "dick" is sexist. GodlessBiker Feb 2013 #170
I agree that we shouldn't use either... redqueen Feb 2013 #183
I don't. It's just part of modern slang. Like d*uche or d*ck LittleBlue Feb 2013 #176
No. It's become so commonplace I think it lost all sexist connotation. I'm a woman, for the record gateley Feb 2013 #177
I don't use it in general speech, so I don't use it here. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #178
I really don't see how it could possibly not be taken as sexist...and it lowers my opinion Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #180
does the same for me, and i agree iwth your post. nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #184
so if one calls ted nugent a pussy arely staircase Feb 2013 #197
Thery're both words that I choose not to use...One is racist, the other sexist and homophobic Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #222
Well said, I wish I could give that post a rec Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #225
It really doesn't take much effort to be insulting as hell and still not use those few words.... Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #231
one is racist but the homophobic nature of the other is debatable arely staircase Feb 2013 #228
Its a matter of opinion, I'll admit. I've perceived it as homophobic since the first time Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #235
our history probably isn't as different as you assume arely staircase Feb 2013 #248
Actually, its probably more a generational thing. I was in middle school in 1969 Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #262
many sexist slurs against women are also used against gay men to imply they're feminine... and not bettyellen Feb 2013 #249
such as? arely staircase Feb 2013 #250
no, otherwise i wouldn't use it. arely staircase Feb 2013 #187
yes BainsBane Feb 2013 #188
Yes Solly Mack Feb 2013 #190
not really. Algebra Palin Feb 2013 #193
Yes. nt Sienna86 Feb 2013 #198
YES nt s-cubed Feb 2013 #200
Yes, but I don't think that is always the intent. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #202
Doesn't bother me but I won't use it out of respect for those it does bother. tblue Feb 2013 #203
Yes. myrna minx Feb 2013 #204
Mrs Slocombe said it all the time. edbermac Feb 2013 #205
When I was younger I used the word myself now that I'm older yes its the epitome of sexiest... trublu992 Feb 2013 #207
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It can be. Depends on context. Xithras Feb 2013 #218
Well, let's try the ol' "reverse the situation" test on it.... Flying Squirrel Feb 2013 #220
very good, valid and logical response. hadnt even thought of it like that but a clear reason it is seabeyond Feb 2013 #229
No I don't n/t quinnox Feb 2013 #221
yep. bettyellen Feb 2013 #223
No. I perceive it as vulgar. nt rrneck Feb 2013 #234
Sexist always. n/t Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #239
Generally not. bluedigger Feb 2013 #247
When the word "dick" or "dickhead" is used as an insult, do you perceive THAT as sexist too? RBInMaine Feb 2013 #252
Yes. ChazII Feb 2013 #254
No. I consider the source. tavernier Feb 2013 #256
I do too. forestpath Feb 2013 #264
No, but I'm English... jannyk Feb 2013 #265
Umm, it is an insult, it is meant to be offending, MadHound Feb 2013 #266
I don't view the word any more or any less sexist Gemini Cat Feb 2013 #269
no smackd Feb 2013 #272
No. Nor do I concide calling someone easttexaslefty Feb 2013 #275
Hmmm. Is a gendered insult that implies inferiority sexist? EDIT Deep13 Feb 2013 #276
Incredible, isn't it? When the TOS was watered down, it set the stage for things to get worse. redqueen Feb 2013 #286
on top of that, since tos does not say no sexism, sexism is allowed. and there you go. nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #289
Yep. And there went my star. nt redqueen Feb 2013 #291
Right, because as we all know "bigotry...based on gender.." doesn't mean sexism Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #300
seems to be the thing lately. i have seen a couple men say it and a couple on jury. seabeyond Feb 2013 #303
Seems to be a lot of spurious defenses of word usage lately. Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #304
yes. it really is. there is still tweaking going on. so, i still have hope. nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #305
context sigmasix Feb 2013 #279
Only a real 'dickhead' would even pose that question Zambero Feb 2013 #280
Who cares? lbrtbell Feb 2013 #282
Of course. Every time it is used to insult an individual, it also insults every woman, everywhere. Zorra Feb 2013 #283
Yes. wildeyed Feb 2013 #285
it does not bother me either. but, i get that it is sexist. i get that it is used to denigrate seabeyond Feb 2013 #290
True, plus I believe in common courtesy. wildeyed Feb 2013 #297
Yes. n/t Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #294
Yes. No shades of gray on this one. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #296
Yes and any of the variations alarimer Feb 2013 #301
Sexist ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #306
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