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Which word do you dislike most?

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    'Woke' when used as a perjorative.

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    • kolanaki@pawb.socialK [email protected]

      The F word that means "a bundle of sticks" used almost exclusively as a homophobic slur.

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      #76

      Off-topic:
      I'm always tempted to write it out. The word is in everybody's mind while we read the text. It gets so powerful if people decide to talk around it. But if the context is not hurtful, it's just a word. Nothing happens. It becomes an insult if the mind of the one who says it or the one who reads it decides to make it one.
      Plus the assholes who use it as a slur will say it anyway. We're not achieving anything by erasing it from our bubble.
      Well, that's what I think about it. 🙂

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        Ointment… it sounds so gross

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          #78

          I like woody sort of words. Bound, prudy, recidivist. Erogenous zone, loose woman... concubine! Errrogenous zooooone!

          Funny thing, dear. All the naughty words sound woody.

          E: It appears I have misread the question. But I'll leave my Monty Python reference here.

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            Feminism

            Between the toxic terfs and the toxic trads i think the word has been sullied, maybe beyond recovery.

            I beleive in equality and free expression for all, but I don't feel like that's a goal that aligns with most modern forms of Feminism.

            It is a word that's supposed to mean eqality, but these days when someone identifies as a feminist my mind assumes they're gonna be a reactionary bigot.

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              When people call sex "breeding".

              It sounds like some puritanical shit where they believe that sex is only for procreation.

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              I only use "breeding" to refer disparagingly to the actions of those who believe that having kids is mandatory or, at least, unavoidable.

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                Trump.

                I will never speak it again.

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                The Fanta Menace.

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                  Relevant greentext:

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                  The sandwich bit is nonsense, given that it owes his name to the Earl of Sandwich AFAIK.

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                    I only use "breeding" to refer disparagingly to the actions of those who believe that having kids is mandatory or, at least, unavoidable.

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                    #83

                    That's how I thought it was used.

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                      The sandwich bit is nonsense, given that it owes his name to the Earl of Sandwich AFAIK.

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                      The Earl of Sandwich invents the sophisticated breaddystack only for the plebs to just refer to it by its inventor. Imagine inventing the morphodynamic semioscillating inverter only for the uneducated commons to call it a "Jimothy" or something.

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                        The Fanta Menace.

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                        #85

                        beautiful 🤩

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                        • softestsapphic@lemmy.worldS [email protected]

                          Feminism

                          Between the toxic terfs and the toxic trads i think the word has been sullied, maybe beyond recovery.

                          I beleive in equality and free expression for all, but I don't feel like that's a goal that aligns with most modern forms of Feminism.

                          It is a word that's supposed to mean eqality, but these days when someone identifies as a feminist my mind assumes they're gonna be a reactionary bigot.

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                          I don't agree. I think it's still just as powerful a word even though people purposely try to weaken it

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                            "y'all" its so wierd how people normalized such a cringe word, and it was originally laughed at because people who often say it dont seem so intelligent.

                            also the words "academic incest" which is really wierd an cringe, it suppose to describe getting more than 1 degree, usually a grad and a UNDERGRAD In the same university.

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                            As an intellectual from The South, I’m taking it back. Y’all is a missing part of speech in the English language and follows known patterns. I use it with pride.

                            However, saying that out loud I realize I have opened myself up to w’all and will have to give that a try.

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                              I won't, because I can't.

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                              no you can't

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                                I don't agree. I think it's still just as powerful a word even though people purposely try to weaken it

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                                What could I call myself to show I am a feminist, but not that type of feminist.?

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                                  Literally.

                                  Because holy fuck, Carter, learn a new word.

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                                    Hmm... I like that, sorry. But, there is a little history behind that word.

                                    An alcoholic mixed drink, and derived senses you will need to scroll down a bit to get to the alcoholic drink part.

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                                    Thanks for the link. Interesting definition / history on that word. However, I like it even less now that read all that 🙂

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                                      I like woody sort of words. Bound, prudy, recidivist. Erogenous zone, loose woman... concubine! Errrogenous zooooone!

                                      Funny thing, dear. All the naughty words sound woody.

                                      E: It appears I have misread the question. But I'll leave my Monty Python reference here.

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                                      Well my dear there were only 6 words in that question.

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                                        What could I call myself to show I am a feminist, but not that type of feminist.?

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                                        Equalitarian?

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                                          I'm not typically one to kink shame, but that's just creepy.

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                                          I've known a few people who used "breeding" as a kink word and I'm like motherfuckers i raised four kids it's not a fucking kink, it's a lifelong occupation.

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