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About calling people "pussies" and "girls"
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soooo...
what the hell is a wussy
is a wussy just the same as a pussy
what the hell is a wussy
is a wussy just the same as a pussy
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In all seriousness, I agree with Mike. I have three sisters and a whole battalion of aunties and grandaunties, including several deceased grandmas.
They are all fine women who have helped in no small way in shaping my character. I only hope I have lived up to their expectations.
P.S. This life you may be a man, next life, who knows?
They are all fine women who have helped in no small way in shaping my character. I only hope I have lived up to their expectations.
P.S. This life you may be a man, next life, who knows?
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a bicycle seatOriginally posted by golok
This life you may be a man, next life, who knows?
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Well, I guess some people are more sensitive than others. My wife has heard me call others little girls, pussies, and any number of other terms of endearment that I'm sure some of you would take exception to over the years and she has yet to be offended. Maybe it comes from having been an Army wife. Maybe it comes from growing up before political correctness. Maybe it comes from the knowledge that there are no guarantees against being offended and the subsequent growth of thick skin that follows such enlightenment. Maybe it comes from a common blue collar background where men are expected to carry themselves a certain way.
Or maybe... Just maybe... when I say that another grown man, who seems unable or unwilling to act as such, is acting like a little girl or is a pussy, my wife isn't looking for a reason to be offended and knows that I'm not saying that little girls are bad, or that certain female anatomical features are particularly evil.
Are some words offensive to some people... well evidently so. Something is offensive to everyone. So what. Were there some statements made that were less than polite? Yup. And they were made in response to other less than upright actions and words. That's what happens in an internet dispute. There is no recourse other than words. And sometimes, in an effort to express yourself clearly and in a language everybody can understand, you have to say things in as base a manner as possible.
Mike, you yourself referred to men as "pricks". Which is in turn another reference to an anatomical part. This time... male. Did every other man reading that lose his marbles and get offended? I'd guess not. In fact we probably agreed with you and though it was funny. *gasp*
Or maybe... Just maybe... when I say that another grown man, who seems unable or unwilling to act as such, is acting like a little girl or is a pussy, my wife isn't looking for a reason to be offended and knows that I'm not saying that little girls are bad, or that certain female anatomical features are particularly evil.
Are some words offensive to some people... well evidently so. Something is offensive to everyone. So what. Were there some statements made that were less than polite? Yup. And they were made in response to other less than upright actions and words. That's what happens in an internet dispute. There is no recourse other than words. And sometimes, in an effort to express yourself clearly and in a language everybody can understand, you have to say things in as base a manner as possible.
Mike, you yourself referred to men as "pricks". Which is in turn another reference to an anatomical part. This time... male. Did every other man reading that lose his marbles and get offended? I'd guess not. In fact we probably agreed with you and though it was funny. *gasp*
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Jerry, I'm offended that you would offend infant-Americans, toddler-Americans, and prepubescent-Americans in such an offhanded manner.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
I wish Mabel, er, I mean my wife would get home from the store soon. The blood content in my alcohol is getting high...
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A viscious lie will become, to those that wish it to be, the "truth" if left unaddresed. The whole thing just makes me want to cry like a Japanese schoolgirl. For those that might be offended please note that I have capitalized Japanese and hold our Asian brothers, schoolgirls, and all those of female persuasion to the highest esteem. 
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