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Re:After the Layoffs by donovanr on Monday July 13, 2015 @09:16PM (#9882275)
I don't mind profanity at all per se, but the tacit misogyny of that one does bum me out. I'm from the US, if it matters.
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Re:After the Layoffs by taneq on Monday July 13, 2015 @09:44PM (#9882353)
Yeah, using a crude name for a specific gender's genitalia as a pejorative is a bit of a dick move.
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Re:After the Layoffs by aaronem on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @12:30AM (#9882892)
Unless it's "dick" or a close equivalent, which no one minds in the same way. I wonder why that is.
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Re:After the Layoffs by shawndumas on Monday July 13, 2015 @09:50PM (#9882373)
There is a profound difference between a powerful contingency using the genitalia of a less represented one as a curse and vice versa.
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