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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:45 PM Original message |
Words/phrases you hate: feminist edition |
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DawgHouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not really a phrase, but more of a sound |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. On a related note: catfight |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
30. Ditto! I can't stand that word. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. Couples who say, "We're pregnant." (Especially opposite sex couples.) |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. No shit. Especially since after the kid is born the mom will be doing most of the childcare. nt |
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Branjor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
4. "Coed" |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. Maybe we should start referring to males as |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
49. way way back in the dim mists of time |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
5. Kind of dumb but |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Ew! How vile! |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. 'pure' and 'purity' |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. "Hardwired" drives me freaking nuts |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Here's another: When a man says he's babysitting his own child |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. That's just all kinds of wrong. |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. My brother-in-law says that all the time |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 05:22 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Sounds like... |
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wakemeupwhenitsover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. When a woman miscarries & some asshat says |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Yeah, right. 'Cause I'm sure "she" and not her body had the final say there. |
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wakemeupwhenitsover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It blames the woman. She should have, could have, would have, |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
39. I think that's more a euphemism, similar to the word "gone" for dead. nt |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. "born out of wedlock" |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 09:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Illegitimate used to be stamped on birth certificates |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 05:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. That's disturbing... |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not sure if this is sexist, per se. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 06:11 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. LOL! |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
57. What is 'booyah'? Where my mother lives, |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
21. "Witch"/"Witchy" when used pejoratively to describe a woman. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
23. Here's another one: "Promiscuous" |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Me neither |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. On a related note: What is the definition of a slut? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. The way I always heard that 'joke' is |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Along with "forward" |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
26. Not a word/phrase per se, but I can't stand it when GROWN WOMEN refer to their body parts |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Me too |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
66. Tummy, butt and boobs |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
29. The word "girl" used to refer to a female person over 18. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. over 12...if you have a period, you're a woman... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
55. I saw a great putdown of that usage back in the 1970s when |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
31. In regard to the rape of a man... |
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Branjor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Word.... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
34. "Feisty" |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. LOL! |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. I just got clubbed in another forum by three people |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
38. Just want to add "dog" |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I've always hated that one too. nt |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Let's lessen a woman's accomplishment's |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. x-mas74 is here!!! WELCOME BACK, X-MAS74!!! |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. And thank you for the warm welcome. |
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Branjor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-05-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
44. "High spirited" |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-05-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Naturally |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
46. "whipped..." |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
47. I'm not a big fan of people who refer to women who are also parents as "Moms." |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
48. b*tch used to not bother me |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. There was a time I didn't think about it. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. I especially enjoyed the poster who said it was a compliment to be called one |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. LOL! |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
50. John Smith is a male nurse |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
54. I'm starting to have issues with "Stay at home mom" |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Yes. Often used in divisive contexts. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Exactly... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Good old divide and conquer |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Frighteningly accurate... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Yeah. Fuck 'em all. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I totally agree! |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 11:52 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I wish sisterhood were global... |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 04:55 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. It's not even considered "cool"... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Is there a better alternative? |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. LOL--Honestly, I can't think of any... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Good question. Stay at home mom was coined |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #54 |
70. I'm a SAHFM*, not a SAHM . . . |
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