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History of Feminism

Sheldon Cooper

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10. Well, you can add

Reply to cinnabonbon (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 08:59 AM

Jan 2014

"twat" to the list of perfectly acceptable gender slurs to be used here. I alerted on a post calling J. Bieber a twat, fully expecting it to be allowed to stay, and sure enough a jury voted 5-1 to leave it alone. So, for those keeping score: calling people c*nt, b*tch, and twat are all A-OK here on Democratic (sic) Underground. Quite a big steaming pile, isn't it?

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A discussion about the b-word [View all] cinnabonbon Jan 2014 OP

I have proudly worn what the prissy people call "the b word" for years Warpy Jan 2014 #1

I gotta say cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #2

The prissy people, huh? Is that also the term for those who think words like 'gay' and 'retarded' redqueen Jan 2014 #3

There really was no need for you to describe people who object to the word as "prissy", your point seaglass Jan 2014 #7

I don't have a preference. B-word, single quotes, asterisks... redqueen Jan 2014 #4

What bothers me much more wryter2000 Jan 2014 #8

And that starts in childhood. redqueen Jan 2014 #14

I think they're just so used to cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #11

I know we will get there, someday. It will take a long time, redqueen Jan 2014 #15

... cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #18

I don't like it ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #5

I cuss like a sailor, redqueen Jan 2014 #6

Something like that ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #9

Re: the c-word. Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #19

Well, you can add Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #10

That is all sorts of awful. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #12

Butbutbut 'gender' is in the TOS... redqueen Jan 2014 #13

it's like discrimination based on SEX does not exist. boston bean Jan 2014 #16

Oh no, Democrats know it exists. The issue is whether it matters. redqueen Jan 2014 #17