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Re:Six Months at Riot Games by zimablue on Thursday August 09, 2018 @09:04AM (#17723828)
Ho isn't used in the West as a pejorative, almost ever. It's far more often used playfully, and often by women themselves. Only a very offended culture would cause you to take it seriously.

And honestly, Coal Mining is a job with like social status zero and sex work status -1. My dad actually was a coal miner and it wasn't great. Even if you mindlessly take it literally it's not that far off.

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Re:Six Months at Riot Games by dragonwriter on Thursday August 09, 2018 @04:18PM (#17728085)
> Ho isn't used in the West as a pejorative, almost ever.

Yes, it is. Most often, IME, with a derogatory label indicating lack of intelligence alongside it, but even by itself it is.

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Re:Six Months at Riot Games by beart on Thursday August 09, 2018 @04:08PM (#17728006)
> Ho isn't used in the West as a pejorative, almost ever.

I live in 'The West' and I refute this claim, regardless of how it was used in this specific context.

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Re:Six Months at Riot Games by taurath on Thursday August 09, 2018 @05:01PM (#17728471)
May I submit as evidence against that assertion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoPFkjF-Bdo

You don't get that reaction if its not a pejorative.

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