Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022
by fknorangesite on Friday September 30, 2022 @09:26AM
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> Being a cunt has nothing to do with gender
Surely you see, though, how it could.
Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022
by itintheory on Friday September 30, 2022 @10:24AM
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I see this argument as similar to the idea that 'bitch' doesn't have to do with gender. If that were true, wouldn't calling someone a 'dog' carry the same weight?
Let's stick with 'asshole'.
Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022
by hrnnnnnn on Friday September 30, 2022 @11:48AM
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The truth remains that in US culture it does have this gendered meaning, and in Scottish and Australian culture it does not.
Context matters. Intent matters.
Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022
by largepeepee on Friday September 30, 2022 @03:49PM
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Context and intent is also the first to go in the censorship witch-hunt.
Google has fired many an engineer that mentioned that.
Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022
by thwarted on Saturday October 01, 2022 @12:09AM
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There's a bit that comedian Bill Burr does where he observes that referring to someone as "that fucking $XXX" is considered racist while "that $XXX motherfucker" isn't and it has to do with the former talking about the group $XXX as a whole and the latter very explicitly (uh, no pun intended) referring to an attribute of an individual.
Also, I find it funny that "cunt" is considered a gendered slew in the US (according to one of the parent comments). Being a cunt has nothing to do with gender, and everything with a character.