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In reply to the discussion: My 1st hidden post & the National Parks "artist." [View all]Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)5. When you use the term to describe a woman
(or to portray a man acting like a woman) it is sexist by definition. And, it has always been so. Even if you didn't mean it to be so. Of course most of us our guilty of using the term (or witch, which is no better) on occasion but we shouldn't.
I wouldn't have alerted on you but I personally detest the word. I too am guilty of having used it (although never in writing). It really has been ingrained in us.
Perhaps people should be given a chance to change their posts when it is just a word that was the cause of the alert.
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This isn't "disruptive" meta. It's CONSTRUCTIVE. It's not dissing the TOS or SOP, or even the
MADem
Oct 2014
#39
The word 'bastard' in Shakespeare's time meant 'base, inferior, low, dishonorable, of little value o
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#19
I've always associated it with males, but then again it is how one looks at the word
davidpdx
Oct 2014
#10
My feelings exactly. There are words used on DU that are more offensive to me than Female dog.
BlueJazz
Oct 2014
#36
It was in response to my post about making the spoiled, selfish brat scrub the shit
notadmblnd
Oct 2014
#30
I never hide posts for just "words" or even an opinion. Now I think about it, I just about ...
BlueJazz
Oct 2014
#31