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"Cowboy up, kiddos!" (Original Post) Bonobo Nov 2013 OP
Agreed. It is a stupid remark and meant to denigrate. Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #1
I also find the HOFFERS tendency to use the word "whine" to be offensive. Bonobo Nov 2013 #2
That expression is the rhetorical equivalent Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #3
dogs bollocks loli phabay Nov 2013 #5
It reminds me of George W Bush and the 2004 Boston Red Sox ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #4

Behind the Aegis

(53,955 posts)
1. Agreed. It is a stupid remark and meant to denigrate.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:02 AM
Nov 2013

It is the kissing cousin of "Man up!" which seems to be quite popular among a certain group of people. Being gay, I really find comments like those to be anti-male and heterosexist.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
2. I also find the HOFFERS tendency to use the word "whine" to be offensive.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:11 AM
Nov 2013

It is the equivalent to saying that women "screech" or "bitch" or are "hysterical".

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