Every once in a while, they gay, gay, gays did I mention "gay"? - because they do about every 4 min. - get together to remind everybody how SENSITIVE they are, and.. yeah, I'm sort of fine with that but ffs, y'all, read any good books, lately?

No, they are dividing by 1. Lots and lots of 1's. Not a 0 in sight.

I tend to be fairly liberal, but what I cannot stand about many liberals is the extreme PC nonsense. Getting offended at every little thing is being ridiculously oversensitive, and bringing every gaffe to a head is absurd. Toughen up, and learn to let shiat go.

MayoSlather: I tend to be fairly liberal, but what I cannot stand about many liberals is the extreme PC nonsense. Getting offended at every little thing is being ridiculously oversensitive, and bringing every gaffe to a head is absurd. Toughen up, and learn to let shiat go.

"Toughen up" has become a lot less popular among (my people) liberals since the rhetoric was taken over by the conservaderp faction and turned to the purposes of pro-bullying, pro-war, pro-plutocracy, etc.

Bagelox-99: MayoSlather: I tend to be fairly liberal, but what I cannot stand about many liberals is the extreme PC nonsense. Getting offended at every little thing is being ridiculously oversensitive, and bringing every gaffe to a head is absurd. Toughen up, and learn to let shiat go.

"Toughen up" has become a lot less popular among (my people) liberals since the rhetoric was taken over by the conservaderp faction and turned to the purposes of pro-bullying, pro-war, pro-plutocracy, etc.

That's true, but when liberals make a stink about something trivial like this it leads to republicans defending more extreme non-PC behavior as also not worth causing a fuss over. Basically pick your battles.

Mugato:
You'd think someone who voluntarily had his dick and balls cut off would have a thicker skin.

Those are called scars, sir.

kronicfeld: MayoSlather: That's true, but when liberals make a stink about something trivial like this it leads to republicans defending more extreme non-PC behavior as also not worth causing a fuss over. Basically pick your battles.

We'll bring that up at the next Monolithic Homogenous Liberal Association of America meeting next month in San Francisco.

Good sir this is the internet... You know where we idly talk about how things should be.

FloydA: I don't call the Tea Party supporters "teabaggers," because they have made it clear that they don't want to be called that. This is no different.

Shostie: And why is it almost always "Brazilian Trannies?"

There's too many of them to count properly

Saborlas: "Tranny" is not a gay slur. It refers to transsexuals. Gender identity and sexual orientation are two different issues.

/still a nasty word
//seriously, they got enough problems without you being jerks for no reason

We have plenty of reasons. No guy wants to find out the broad he's kissing in a bar is popping wood too

Have they not reappropriated the word as a way of depriving its meaning? It's not a term of endearment?

quickdraw: Saborlas: "Tranny" is not a gay slur. It refers to transsexuals. Gender identity and sexual orientation are two different issues.

/still a nasty word
//seriously, they got enough problems without you being jerks for no reason

Whats wrong with it? I don't get the brouhaha. It's an abbreviation not a slur. I think we need to worry less about what word is used and pay attention to how it is used. There are few words that were created to be offensive and derogatory but "tranny" is not one of them.


Agrees and adds that this whole situation is a hot tranny mess

This story makes me want to offend someone.

Farking hell, America.

Grow a farking pair, you bunch of eunuch jezebels.



In the UK, we even have 'Executive' Trannies.

Snarfangel: No, they are dividing by 1. Lots and lots of 1's. Not a 0 in sight.

I guess if he were dividing 1 into 0, we wouldnt be having this problem, eh?

Saborlas: "Tranny" is not a gay slur. It refers to transsexuals. Gender identity and sexual orientation are two different issues.

/still a nasty word


Also, slang for a transmission
/beep beep
//Double A MCO

FloydA: MayoSlather: I tend to be fairly liberal, but what I cannot stand about many liberals is the extreme PC nonsense. Getting offended at every little thing is being ridiculously oversensitive, and bringing every gaffe to a head is absurd. Toughen up, and learn to let shiat go.

We had Political Correctness when I was a kid too, only back then it was called "being polite."

We had politeness when I was a kid too, but back then it wasn't overblown with ridiculous crap.

FTFA The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation lauded Harris's mea culpa, noting, "It's heartening to see a celebrity of Harris' stature recognize and apologize for using the slur in such a timely manner, and for greater media attention being paid to its use. Many people do not realize that the word "tr*nny" is one of the most hurtful and dehumanizing slurs that transgender people hear. Most transgender people associate that word with personal experiences of violence, hatred and derision."

Good fark'n grief I hate GLAAD. Gay and transgender people use the word 'tranny' all the time to refer to themselves or someone else.

Goddamnitsomuch. I hate this political correctness bullshiat. If I want to call a black guy a n*gger, I should be able to do it all I want!

Saborlas: "Tranny" is not a gay slur. It refers to transsexuals. Gender identity and sexual orientation are two different issues.

/still a nasty word
//seriously, they got enough problems without you being jerks for no reason


Hmmmm.

In the UK it means transvestite. Not at all offensive. Hell, trannies refer themselves that as well.

Transsexuals refer themselves as 'trans' not trannies or whatever. Nobody calls transsexuals as 'trannies'. Most likely, they get called 'Big Dave' or 'Paul The Poofter'.

Oh, in any case, yeah, grow a farking pair; it too innoculous sounding to get hysterical about. Bunch of drama queens.

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Serious Black: Goddamnitsomuch. I hate this political correctness bullshiat. If I want to call a black guy a n*gger, I should be able to do it all I want!

You can. Whether or not you live to suffer the consequences is yet to be determined.

/The sheriff is *BONG*

Was listening about this on Sirius.. he is in trouble.

So now I can't mention:

Transmissions
British cigarettes
Dutch retaining walls
funny feelings
something on fire
flying pixies
the edible part of a plant developed from a flower
The female title for a royal monarch


Should I just throw out my dictionary now? It seems pop culture know more about language than Noah Webster.

FloydA: Mugato:
Well then they need to put out a newsletter or something because I didn't know. Not that I know any transsexuals (that I know of).

It seems to me they just did. I didn't know, before today, that the word was considered offensive. After reading the article, I do.


/and Teabaggers called themselves that

Irrelevant. They stopped calling themselves that, and have made it clear that they don't want to be called that, so I don't call them that.

Politeness really isn't that difficult.


rickycal78:

We had politeness when I was a kid too, but back then it wasn't overblown with ridiculous crap.

If you really want to use slurs and derogatory labels for groups of people, nobody can stop you. I don't understand why you would want to knowingly offend a group of people, but if that's really what you want to do, go right ahead.

Many people will think less of you, but nobody can actually prevent you from doing so.

It has very little to do with wanting to call people derogatory names and more with getting tired of the goal posts getting moved every few years. Every few years it's as if some secret group gets together and brainstorms which terms that were acceptable and already PC will be made more PC and sterile.
"Well folks I think it's time we declare the use of the words "Gay" and "Lesbian" to be non-PC because they tell you exactly which gender the homosexual is. From here on out "Differently sexual Americans" will be the preferred term."

Granted I also think people need to get thicker skins for their own sake. People are just too damned overly sensitive these days. I got picked on a ton growing up, called many a name for having buck teeth, for having hearing aids, for being a nerd who liked to read. You know what I did? I dealt with it and moved on instead of being a damned sissy baby about it. Nowadays a kid gets insulted and police get involved. It's ridiculous.