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He could b,e but honestly I don't care what he is as long as they are civil and don't get in my face about sportsmanship not an acceptable word anymore.
 
barfo said:
Look, if we all just chop our penises off, this won't be a problem anymore. Let's not make a big issue out of something that has such a simple solution.

barfo
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Go a head I still like use mine! don't use it lose it...
 
Chris Craig said:
All said, I really din't understand the woman's problem with sportsmanship, its a gender neutral word. It includes both men and women
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lmao. I didn't even know what she was mad at anyway.. I just now got it.

Look, I'm all for human rights for all (and no one will ever talk me out of it, so don't even try). But when it comes to words, there are some words I will not tolerate ever (A couple are subjective, but most of them are objective), but when it comes to words that have a gender built into the word... unless it's blatantly sexist, then it's just a word. Pronouns and such are a person's right, because it's their choice (Another thing you wont talk me out of)... but when english words that have been around for centuries like sportsmanship... come on, man. lol.
 
Strenuus said:
lmao. I didn't even know what she was mad at anyway.. I just now got it.

Look, I'm all for human rights for all (and no one will ever talk me out of it, so don't even try). But when it comes to words, there are some words I will not tolerate ever (A couple are subjective, but most of them are objective), but when it comes to words that have a gender built into the word... unless it's blatantly sexist, then it's just a word. Pronouns and such are a person's right, because it's their choice (Another thing you wont talk me out of)... but when english words that have been around for centuries like sportsmanship... come on, man. lol.
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I'm irritated by sportsmanship and the like. I refuse to call a single person they.

Absolutely will not ever do it.

I told my good friend who is part of the LBQT community to tell people to come up with other words that fit.

I also told all of my nieces when I saw them this weekend to tell kids that gauge earrings are stupid. Hope they do.

My 12 year old niece says a kid in her class has them already.
 
BrianFromWA said:
The Guardian and Salon and others posit so....is that a pejorative now? Do you think she isn't? Similar to referring to Ocasio-Cortez as a "democratic socialist"--the words kind of mean what she says, whether or not people like them.
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Neo means new. I couldn't classify her as some kind of new Liberal.
Hoopguru said:
No Im sure she wasn't. I could tell she was passionate about what she was saying and communicated clearly.
My impression was she was an extreme women's libber. But I'm not sure if she was wearing a bra or not? lol
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Nothing wrong with women's lib which just means equal rights for women. But this woman was clearly unhinged whatever her politics were.
Personally, I don't care if they wear a bra or not just so long as they don't flaunt their boobs in front of me unless they're outstanding, of course. Heck, I don't even care if they want to use the men's room at the same time as me, again unless they're extraordinarily slovenly.
I was once getting out of the shower in the men's locker room at my gym when a woman in high heels walked in. She took one look at me in my birthday suit and skedaddled out of there. Still brings a smile, 20 years later, to my face.
 
bodyman5000 and 1 said:
I'm irritated by sportsmanship and the like. I refuse to call a single person they.

Absolutely will not ever do it.

I told my good friend who is part of the LBQT community to tell people to come up with other words that fit.

I also told all of my nieces when I saw them this weekend to tell kids that gauge earrings are stupid. Hope they do.

My 12 year old niece says a kid in her class has them already.
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I've never liked earrings in a man but I'm slowly getting used to it.
I use to work with the nicest old boy from Alabama in the whole world. He adopted his wife's son. The kid liked to wear an earring in his ear. One day the kid came home wearing the earring and this nice fella told the kid to take it off and if he ever wore it again he'd take it off for the kid even if it meant taking a chunk of ear with the earring as he tore it off.
 
bodyman5000 and 1 said:
I'm irritated by sportsmanship and the like. I refuse to call a single person they.

Absolutely will not ever do it.

I told my good friend who is part of the LBQT community to tell people to come up with other words that fit.

I also told all of my nieces when I saw them this weekend to tell kids that gauge earrings are stupid. Hope they do.

My 12 year old niece says a kid in her class has them already.
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I'm going to respectfully disagree that you should have anyone telling anyone they are stupid, just because of an opinion.
 
Lanny said:
I've never liked earrings in a man but I'm slowly getting used to it.
I use to work with the nicest old boy from Alabama in the whole world. He adopted his wife's son. The kid liked to wear an earring in his ear. One day the kid came home wearing the earring and this nice fella told the kid to take it off and if he ever wore it again he'd take it off for the kid even if it meant taking a chunk of ear with the earring as he tore it off.
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I'm talking about the hula hoop ones white kids wear. Cultural appropriation it is.
 
Strenuus said:
I'm going to respectfully disagree that you should have anyone telling anyone they are stupid, just because of an opinion.
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Talking about gauge earrings being stupid. Not the word they. I just won't say it so it would be better if they came up with something else. They being the group, not a specific person.

I'm gonna go with gauge earrings being cultural appropriation and white kids need to stop doing it.
 
bodyman5000 and 1 said:
Talking about gauge earrings being stupid. Not the word they. I just won't say it so it would be better if they came up with something else. They being the group, not a specific person.

I'm gonna go with gauge earrings being cultural appropriation and white kids need to stop doing it.
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I'm just waiting for someone to figure out the gauge belly-button ring. Won't that be awesome when people are walking around with holes that let you see right through their abdomens...? :smiley-puke:
 
PtldPlatypus said:
I'm just waiting for someone to figure out the gauge belly-button ring. Won't that be awesome when people are walking around with holes that let you see right through their abdomens...? :smiley-puke:
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Isn’t it amazing how such deep thoughts pop into our heads during the morning shower.........?? Prolly how our civilization became more “advanced”............
 
SlyPokerDog said:
The picture you posted is clearly mocking that lady. Which there is nothing wrong with that.

But...

through humor, point out my incredulity that, of all the shit that's happened on earth in her 73 years on it, Donald Trump's Presidency

I can think of many reasons why someone didn't protest the things pointed out in that picture and that you agree with.

Maybe she worked and raised her children.

Maybe she was in a career or occupation like the military that wouldn't have approved of her protesting.

Or maybe she isn't a liberal, there are conservatives that don't like Trump.

Again, there are many reasons why this lady hasn't protested until now. To make or spread mocking assumptions only helps to destroy constructive discourse.
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She's white and had no problem with racism in America and Viet Nam.

Hasn't dviss1 taught you anything? :dunno:
 
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