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TNNurse

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87. This female does not consider "prancing" or "costume"
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 11:11 AM
Dec 2017

as feminine words. Horses prance, dancers prance, reindeer prance and lots of different people wear costumes.

I thought it was just ridicule and do not consider that feminizing.

So feminizing him w prancing worked on sexist assholes and we should learn what from that? Nope. bettyellen Dec 2017 #1
To some extent, I'm in favor of what will cause electoral victory. David__77 Dec 2017 #3
My oldest friend is a "word shamer" CCExile Dec 2017 #32
Victory is not to be underestimated. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #78
No, exposing him as a fake. He was on a STAGE, prancing around in a COSTUME. pnwmom Dec 2017 #4
yup totally agree gabeana Dec 2017 #5
. . . in a cowboy costume . . . Sam McGee Dec 2017 #7
Waving his tiny dick wasn't really an option, TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #9
Apparently, volstork Dec 2017 #23
Al Franken said something similar about Bush in 2004: dressing up like a pilot & cowboy yurbud Dec 2017 #61
Yes, he exposed him for his flim flam "Music Man," scam show. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #79
Well sure, but Jones wasn't referring to a HORSE, Jones was talking about male person. vkkv Dec 2017 #101
He was riding a horse, "prancing" across the "stage" in his "cowboy suit." Horses prance. pnwmom Dec 2017 #102
LOL- so now hes talking about a horse. HA HA HA. Nope. bettyellen Dec 2017 #110
He was riding a horse, "prancing" across a "stage" in his "cowboy suit." pnwmom Dec 2017 #117
So he was talking about dressage horsemanship? Okay, if you say so, LOL. bettyellen Dec 2017 #119
Jones wasn't being homophobic. It's stretching the bounds of logic to accuse him of that. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #120
Prancing has long been a dogwhistle to denigrate gay men. Its rarely used, but hey it works in bettyellen Dec 2017 #121
opposite of masculinity Perseus Dec 2017 #15
I agree. He's a faker of a man with a small brain and a small heart. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #80
I am female and I do not prance Skittles Dec 2017 #20
It's oft used to imply men are homosexual- am I the only one who knows that? bettyellen Dec 2017 #22
the man looked ridiculous Skittles Dec 2017 #27
didn't think once homosexual until you brought it up gabeana Dec 2017 #30
The phony part has nothing to do w prancing though. The extra punch that works on possible RWers is bettyellen Dec 2017 #35
Prancing has to do with horses, not women. In your effort to defend gay men, you're insulting women. pnwmom Dec 2017 #82
WOW. Youre totally ignorant of the history of using read feminine attributes to diminish people? So bettyellen Dec 2017 #113
No, I'm not. I'm disputing that "prancing" "stage" or "cowboy suit" are feminine terms. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #116
Cowboy suit? LOL. Stop pretending to be having an honest conversation. You know it was prancing and bettyellen Dec 2017 #118
You Were... Cheviteau Dec 2017 #48
Seriously? Thats weird. Maybe I watch too many old movies, LOL .... its bettyellen Dec 2017 #90
The word is appropriate because its primary use is to describe the gait of a horse. pnwmom Dec 2017 #81
You're reading the wrong thing into it. Jones called him out on his ridiculous cowboy outfit and... brush Dec 2017 #84
Because its still a slur.... bettyellen Dec 2017 #91
Oh, like that story of football players has something to do with pedophile Moore. brush Dec 2017 #97
Where is the word "prance" in that article? n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #125
Pleading ignorance again? It is there. bettyellen Dec 2017 #140
So is the word "dance" feminine, too? I get the word ballerina, because that is the feminine pnwmom Dec 2017 #141
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #142
I didn't lie. I simply asked where it was, because I hadn't seen it. Why are you so accusatory? pnwmom Dec 2017 #143
LOL, another pivot! Big shocker there. Keep spinning. bettyellen Dec 2017 #146
How is directly answering your question a "pivot"? n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #148
That would be a stereotype to suggest all men who prance around are gay, but it does point out Doodley Dec 2017 #106
That stereotype has been around a long time. Its weord so many never heard of it. I guess going to bettyellen Dec 2017 #109
You hear the word "prancing" a lot at Fashion school? Weird. I probably know pnwmom Dec 2017 #123
Directed toward gay students there? Yep. Also in films books movies and TV shows. bettyellen Dec 2017 #126
Who do you know who is directing that word at gay students at the Fashion School? pnwmom Dec 2017 #127
I just said it was not people AT school. Am done w your gaslighting nonsense- just like the GOP.... bettyellen Dec 2017 #129
You said "I guess going to Fashion school I notice it more than the average person. Weird." pnwmom Dec 2017 #137
You didnt realize fashion schools (as well as the industry)generally have a large contingent of gay bettyellen Dec 2017 #138
That's not what I said. I asked you who was saying it at the Fashion school, because that's pnwmom Dec 2017 #147
I dont always prance, but when I do, swimboy Dec 2017 #59
LOL Skittles Dec 2017 #60
I have a feeling Doug Jones used a word he thought would resonate with Alabama voters. jalan48 Dec 2017 #29
It pulled the legs out from under Moore's masculinity act. tinrobot Dec 2017 #34
It did for exactly that reason. It's just not something I love hearing.... bettyellen Dec 2017 #37
Isn't there a word for "ineffectively macho?" dchill Dec 2017 #42
We both know a dozen words linked to females that are used to shame men.... after last year, bettyellen Dec 2017 #43
I'm just looking for a better word. dchill Dec 2017 #44
well if you find one that doesn't denigrate the feminine, let me know. bettyellen Dec 2017 #45
Well, to me, "macho" is a synonym for "masculinely stupid." dchill Dec 2017 #47
And that word would not have resonated with the bigots, so thats awesome! bettyellen Dec 2017 #114
N/T Cheviteau Dec 2017 #49
Flaccid. Impotent. Puny. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #53
Okay, but none of those indicate the "but really trying" aspect. dchill Dec 2017 #69
How bout dis? BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #70
You've inspired me. How about "man-fail?" dchill Dec 2017 #76
Its intreating we have to try to make up new words - weve relied on the denigration of others too bettyellen Dec 2017 #93
How is "prancing" feminizing? JenniferJuniper Dec 2017 #51
True... it is usually a term used for show horses. tinrobot Dec 2017 #71
Sort of in the same way that 'strutting' might suggest the masculine. vkkv Dec 2017 #98
Is it me or are several people playing dumb here? Now theyre saying hes talking about a horse? bettyellen Dec 2017 #111
Moore rode a horse to the voting polling place, but I don't there was a horse on the stage with him vkkv Dec 2017 #149
Yep. Moore did his act to show how strong, powerful and manly Sophia4 Dec 2017 #77
This female does not consider "prancing" or "costume" TNNurse Dec 2017 #87
I guess no one remembers its use to (negatively) imply homosexuality? bettyellen Dec 2017 #89
I thought he looked foolish and silly, and TNNurse Dec 2017 #95
Well...we did not learn anything...the point is...it works... mentalslavery Dec 2017 #88
Yeah , its an approach that resonates with sexist homophobic troglodytes - youre right..... bettyellen Dec 2017 #92
Yep.. its a way to trick the bama's into voting democratic mentalslavery Dec 2017 #104
Thats all I am saying- its not something that works nationally, just places steeped in misogyny bettyellen Dec 2017 #112
I don't see how using the word "prancing" is feminizing him & as a woman I'm catbyte Dec 2017 #94
Of course such use of language is immature, but there is a long history of vkkv Dec 2017 #100
I don't see any word or term in this jrthin Dec 2017 #103
Why not feminize and mock these misogynist pigs who like to pretend they are tough? Doodley Dec 2017 #105
Saying that a man is"wearing a cowboy suit" is not feminizing. It is reducing the target Nitram Dec 2017 #108
I meant the use of prancing.... its an old homophobic dog whistle. bettyellen Dec 2017 #115
I guess I'm not up on my homophobic pejoratives. I haven't been around homophobes since I left home Nitram Dec 2017 #122
Sadly, Ive heard them a lot- even in NYC- because I went to fashion school and yeah it is a dog bettyellen Dec 2017 #124
Exactly. He infantilized him. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #128
Wow, the connections all fly right over youre head. LOL. bettyellen Dec 2017 #130
bettyellen, there are two equally valid (unless we ask Doug Jones for clarification) interpretations Nitram Dec 2017 #131
I was responding to the connection between feminizing and infantilizing a person- bettyellen Dec 2017 #132
You have multiple progressives right here disagreeing with your assertion pnwmom Dec 2017 #133
You jumped the shark a while back by pretending he was referring to the horse... bettyellen Dec 2017 #134
No bettyellen, pnwmom is right. We are not pretending, we are not dismissing the validity of Nitram Dec 2017 #135
Youre arguing your points honestly, and dont hear the dog whistle. bettyellen Dec 2017 #145
I did NOT pretend or say or hint that gay students used it. YOU said you heard it at the Fashion pnwmom Dec 2017 #136
You suggested that students or teachers were using the words. Good lord, have you ever been to a bettyellen Dec 2017 #139
Brought language to a gunfight and won. Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #2
Language matters. Republicans have been experts at this for years. FuzzyRabbit Dec 2017 #11
"religious freedom" - when referring to the "freedom" to discriminate on religious grounds progree Dec 2017 #24
yep. people throw around a lot of metaphors about knives & spoons... yurbud Dec 2017 #62
So . . . Sam McGee Dec 2017 #6
Please remove the teenaged girl from the list. There are just as mean teenaged boys. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #8
Thank you. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #54
Tina Fey has it right. "Mean Girls" are a particular feminine breed unto themselves. maddiemom Dec 2017 #58
How about Putin's fluffer? Volaris Dec 2017 #16
carnival barker is too nice--it implies someone who works for a living. yurbud Dec 2017 #63
"Richie Rich pitching a fit" yurbud Dec 2017 #64
Prancing isn't a verb Piasladic Dec 2017 #10
Grammar got run over by a reindeer underpants Dec 2017 #12
lol grantcart Dec 2017 #18
Alrighty now. You go to your room right now, smarty underpants. And BTW, you japple Dec 2017 #26
😝 underpants Dec 2017 #52
Made me laugh chia Dec 2017 #28
+1000 dchill Dec 2017 #41
. PunkinPi Dec 2017 #86
Subject shadowmayor Dec 2017 #17
It really is a sentence fragment - not a sentence karynnj Dec 2017 #21
He's prancing on stage... vkkv Dec 2017 #96
"the ten-gallon hat." Perseus Dec 2017 #13
When he deliberately hurt his horse Sassy BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #14
Im with you. Definitely! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #55
I'd have called it a "Cowboy Costume", but yes, brilliant way to knock Crazy Roy down a peg or two groundloop Dec 2017 #19
The whole idea that Alabamans are impressed with cowboy outfits FakeNoose Dec 2017 #33
there are plenty of ranchers/cowboys throughout the south east Kali Dec 2017 #38
Yup. When Jones said that, it conjured up this image: SunSeeker Dec 2017 #25
Holy Shit! rgbecker Dec 2017 #56
Sorry, maybe I should have had a warning. SunSeeker Dec 2017 #75
Gangnam Style japple Dec 2017 #57
A classic. SunSeeker Dec 2017 #73
That is actually Roy Moore in a wig. yurbud Dec 2017 #65
LOL SunSeeker Dec 2017 #74
you're right, ridicule has its place bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 #31
You've got to connect the dots with a wide tip marker for part of the audience yurbud Dec 2017 #66
I wish Hillary said what Elizabeth Warren did about his "business skills" yurbud Dec 2017 #67
What surprised me most.... mudstump Dec 2017 #36
Bazinga! And it probably was loaded with blanks. George II Dec 2017 #40
When I heard that quote a week or two ago, I loved it. Perfect way to subtly put Moore down! George II Dec 2017 #39
I remember what David Letterman said about Bush* dressing up as a cowboy Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #46
yes indeed Cryptoad Dec 2017 #50
Bush might not have known who Holmes was apart from the "no shit" quote yurbud Dec 2017 #68
"patriotism is not dressing up in a flight suit and prancing around on the deck of a... carrier" Tactical Peek Dec 2017 #72
You have a good memory! n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #83
We should never forget his "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" appearance groundloop Dec 2017 #99
Damn! And of course Bush wasn't even right about the end of major military action yurbud Dec 2017 #107
Isn't a lot like what Don John the Con does when he names people scarytomcat Dec 2017 #85
Is he still a dem colbertforpresident Dec 2017 #144
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