What would be the politically correct term to call someone with no tolerance to physical pain...

[LostInAnomie]

... or hardship, is physically weak, whines incessantly about normal aches and pains, etc.

I know what a perfect un-PC term for them would be, but not a PC one. Any help?

[denbot]

1. Annoying?

[Tobin S.]

2. Wimp

[LostInAnomie]

3. I've actually been told on here that is homophobic.

I don't know how, but I guess it is to some people.

[wickerwoman]

26. I think wimp is gender-neutral,

but candy-ass strikes me as homophobic.

I know it's not very scientific, but the top rated definition for "candy ass" on the urban dictionary is:

"a male who is meek and timid, shows female personality traits" which is clearly sexist if not openly homophobic.

Ask yourself "why ass?" "why candy?" I'll confess I don't know the specific origins of "candy-ass" but I'd be really surprised to hear that it wasn't homophobic.

Basically, any gender-neutral ones that aren't based on the assumption that weakness is feminine or gay, like "wuss", "wimp" or "weakling" seem adequate to the task.

On edit:

Oo, interesting, nevermind then :D
CANDY - adj., Labor. 1. candy-assed. 1911 "Hampton's Mag." (Jan.) 20: Are you going to be a fashion plate, a candy dude, insult us this way.2. (of a job or the like) having pleasant or advantageous conditions; soft; easy. 1930 "D. Stiff' "Milk and Honey" 201: " 'Candy job' is the pleasant job."

CANDY-ASS - noun. 1.a. a weakling or coward - usually considered vulgar.1933 "Leatherneck": (April) 14: "Pvt. Bob McCallum, a recruit who looked like a potential fighting man when he enlisted, has been shanghaied into the clerical force and now carries the moniker Candy Ankles..b. cowardice or weakness - constructed with "the" - usually considered vulgar. 1967 W. Crawford "Gresham's War" 114: "You've changed. Got the candyass now, huh?."

[Haole Girl]

4. Less than tough

:shrug:

[Haole Girl]

5. Or, Candy ass

:rofl:

[bluesbassman]

6. Sorry.

As in "There goes one sorry individual".

That's how my drill sargent used to say it.

[cherish44]

7. well I'm that kind of person and I refer to myself as a dainty flower

you know, a delicate rose, a rare fraigile blossom....

[Chan790]

8. If I called another guy a dainty flower...

I'd almost certainly be accused of homophobia. It is certainly apt though.

[WildEyedLiberal]

9. Wuss? Pansy?

A pansy is a flower... that's not as un-PC as the alternative of which you're thinking.

Wuss is kinda weak, but it works.

[Sky Masterson]

10. troubled maybe?

People are who they are.
If everyone handled everything the same not only would the world be bland but innovation would suffer as well.
And just calling them a _ussy is to simplistic IMHO.

[monmouth]

11. I always shut these types up with "have a baby."....n/t

[mitchum]

12. "A whining little baby" works for me

[backwoodsbob]

13. a wuss?

[backwoodsbob]

16. my nephew went through this

then he had a child...woke him up to the world....he went from I can't work today I have a cold...to...damned flu..I hate working with it.

He manned up big time

[txwhitedove]

14. Hypochondriac.

[Orrex]

15. Pudding.

[nuxvomica]

17. A "kvetch"

It's both a noun and a verb. It can describe the person himself, a particular complaint and the act of whining and complaining itself.

Example: "That kvetch kept kvetching about his current kvetch."

[KG]

18. someone that needs some help?

[noamnety]

19. Maybe it's not PC to label them?

It's probably enough just to say they seem to have a low pain threshold.

[jobycom]

20. Sarah Palin?

[lightningandsnow]

21. A person?

A lot of the people you describe do have underlying issues like fibromyalgia or depression.

Fuck, I was that person while I was spending two years of my life chronically sleep deprived.

[guitar man]

22. Candy ass

I can't think of a group that one would offend, it was my dad's favorite. :rofl:

[surrealAmerican]

23. Excessively Sensitive...

... and a whiner.

[Moondog]

24. weak dick

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[petronius]

27. Republican? Of course, you'd also need to include the attributes of

lies incessantly, eager to believe any wild fantasy heard on Faux, and is generally filled with fear...

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

28. My sister n/t