• Cowbee [he/they]
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        04 months ago

        Never said they were slurs, but that their usage as pejoratives is usually with homophobic and/or misogynistic undertones. The insulting part is usually the societal shame cast on women and gay men historically, as there’s nothing actually wrong with liking dick.

        • @GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
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          04 months ago

          That is just not true. The terms have roots in AAVE that have nothing to do with bigotry. It’s mocking the action itself rather than the perpetrators of said actions

            • @GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
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              04 months ago

              It’s not that the action is bad, it just uses it rhetorically is all. Practically no one is using it with bigoted intentions.

              • Cowbee [he/they]
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                04 months ago

                How is it used as a pejorative without being bad at all? Would you call someone “brown-eyed” as an insult?

                • @GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
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                  04 months ago

                  Calling someone brown-eyed would be an insult because you’re mocking a specific characteristic of a person. The terms cocksucker or dickriding aren’t intended to mock anybody or any group. They’re metaphors to describe behaviour.

                  • Cowbee [he/they]
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                    04 months ago

                    How is it an insult? There’s nothing wrong with being brown-eyed, whatsoever. If you’re linking it to actions, would you call someone “tennis-playing” as an insult?