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Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022 by fknorangesite on Friday September 30, 2022 @09:26AM (#33034549)
> Being a cunt has nothing to do with gender

Surely you see, though, how it could.

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Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022 by itintheory on Friday September 30, 2022 @10:24AM (#33035252)
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'.

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Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022 by hrnnnnnn on Friday September 30, 2022 @11:48AM (#33036487)
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.

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Re:Why “go nuts, show nuts” doesn’t work in 2022 by largepeepee on Friday September 30, 2022 @03:49PM (#33039878)
Context and intent is also the first to go in the censorship witch-hunt.

Google has fired many an engineer that mentioned that.

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