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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:26 PM Original message |
Pansy. |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. To: The Obtuse Dept. |
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la la (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. hey- there is a street in my neighborhood-- |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. In that case, it obviously refers to the kind of flower |
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gaspee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. You only call a man |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Exactly |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. Exactly. It's a gender-based slur. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. I take the position that only those that it may be used against |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. Not gay, but very close family member who are. Mostly agree not a gay slur |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Pansy? |
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la la (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Hi Tangerine--- |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. la la!!!!!!! |
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la la (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. good! |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. OK, but |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Um...I'm pretty sure sissy is a homophobic slur, too |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Neither, but thanks for the possible safety net |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. No |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
11. I came here tonight to post the same question. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. The only thing that was alarming about the DU reaction |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Bingo! |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. That is what I was wondering about. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
46. Not just a slur for being Gay |
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gaspee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:20 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. or have been anti (n/t) |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. and there you have it |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. you don't have an opinion? How wimpy. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. I did not think it was a slur |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think it's a stretch |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
15. Its not a slur against gay men IMO as a gay man |
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gaspee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Most gay slurs are |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. I understand that and agree - however pansy is rarely used as a gay slur |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. it's a slur |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 06:39 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Even so I do not see it as a slur. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. agreed. |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 05:00 AM Response to Original message |
23. I have only heard "pansy" used when the person meant some variety of "effeminate" |
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GOPNotForMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
24. Personally, I didn't take it as a slur but I understand those who did. |
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Sentath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
27. Dunno about the rest of the world, |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
28. If it's just a Trans or Genderqueer slur would it be OK? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. it's a slur -- pure and simple. nt |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
31. this is honest question |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. guys over 75 maybe |
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Laughing Mirror (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
34. Why use a homophobic slur as a way of showing how tough, how much a fighter somebody is? |
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helas girl (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
38. not really a gay slur per say |
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BillSam (440 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. "Pansy" |
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helas girl (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Ok it is a Gay Slur |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 04:39 AM Response to Original message |
42. It is meant to be degrading to call a man a 'Pansy' |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 04:44 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. The thing is... |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 04:46 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. It has the same derogatory condintations..nt |
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kdpeters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
47. It's a homophobic slur |
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