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JustAnotherGen

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24. Oh it's fun!

Tue Oct 21, 2014, 02:40 PM

Oct 2014

Yeah - not the public figure one - but the one where he promotes himself.

I get the most pushback when he rants and raves and he's got 100 folks liking him and high fiving him about 'taking back our country' and 'we need to get him(obama)' - and I just pop off with -

You. Funny.

Then I get nonsense about how I'm supposed to use a sarcasm tag.

I think my not editing it speaks volumes.

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"Douchebag": The White Racial Slur We’ve All Been Waiting For [View all] KamaAina Oct 2014 OP

Clarence Thomas has been called a douchebag here on DU. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #1

Not Allen West? KamaAina Oct 2014 #16

He's just called stupid. NV Whino Oct 2014 #20

I do that in so many words JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #21

He has a Facebook page? KamaAina Oct 2014 #23

Oh it's fun! JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #24

Spongebob Squarehead is such a better name for him. Douchebag is not nearly as specific. Erose999 Oct 2014 #31

ROFL! KamaAina Oct 2014 #32

I use douchebag for everyone who is a douche no matter race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. dilby Oct 2014 #2

Douchebag does not discriminate...applicable to all races, creeds, colors, joeybee12 Oct 2014 #3

I thought it was douchebass? madinmaryland Oct 2014 #15

That's the fishing subgroup of the sports forum...nt joeybee12 Oct 2014 #18

Seriously? kick to mark to check later. uppityperson Oct 2014 #4

"Have any of you ever called some one black or brown or Asian a douchebag?... " BlueStater Oct 2014 #5

Yep...My son says it all the time to his younger brother, and they are the best of friends. justice1 Oct 2014 #9

Yeah, where's the racism? Misogyny perhaps. closeupready Oct 2014 #42

+1. My thought lunasun Oct 2014 #51

gawker fail LOL snooper2 Oct 2014 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Cleita Oct 2014 #7

I never liked it as it refers basically to the female to insult a male. Cleita Oct 2014 #8

I agree. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #37

There is a DUer who regularly uses the term GusBob Oct 2014 #10

There is another DUer who has coined the term "douchebadge" KamaAina Oct 2014 #17

"Douchebag" is completely race neutral, in my experience. Marr Oct 2014 #11

I'm thinking "sphincter" fits them better. Historic NY Oct 2014 #12

only a denier of White Male Priviledge would VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #13

Douchebag is pretty much an expression used across genders, races, creeds titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #14

And people paid for this phil89 Oct 2014 #19

I'm pretty sure it's just a sexist slur. n/t Orsino Oct 2014 #22

It is. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #38

I saw the term "douchebag" described thusly: Maedhros Oct 2014 #43

It's not a slur gecause a douche is useless, or potentially harmful. Orsino Oct 2014 #48

I generally agree, and don't use the term myself. Maedhros Oct 2014 #50

Yep... The empressof all Oct 2014 #52

I've heard the word used for men and women of all races. Rex Oct 2014 #25

This is worth reading in its entirety, no matter what one thinks of the headline. arcane1 Oct 2014 #26

When used with McDouche it could be anti-Irish tho BeyondGeography Oct 2014 #27

I use it for everyone. bravenak Oct 2014 #28

The Lord and Lady Douchebag was an SNL skit. One_Life_To_Give Oct 2014 #29

If "douchebag" gets used more against rich white heterosexual men... Silent3 Oct 2014 #30

Kanye West is the poster douche for douchebaggery. Throd Oct 2014 #33

Correct! KamaAina Oct 2014 #36

If the word "douchebag" didn't exist, I would be unable to drive a car tularetom Oct 2014 #34

Those who use the term are in need of insult vocabulary enhancement. gordianot Oct 2014 #35

+1 Go Vols Oct 2014 #46

Horseshit. Just because a bunch of entitled white pricks ARE dbags, doesn't make it racial NightWatcher Oct 2014 #39

Not so sure about this, TBH. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #40

That's not true. Xyzse Oct 2014 #41

The proper slur and only correct word for rich, white heterosexist men is 'Republican'. Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #44

We have a winner!! theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #45

lol. hardly. La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #47

I've been known to use this term Horse with no Name Oct 2014 #49

First thing that comes up when you type 'douchebag' into Google images tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #53