In Reply to: RE: "Using such a term where one is offended could well lead to bodily harm in some face-to-face encounters" posted by DaveT on August 6, 2012 at 14:51:26:
"I am not making specific reference to the term babe"
Excellent - I'm very happy about that. So you just wanted to get in a couple of innuendos instead ("other insults. . . that lean to ethnic, racial, and nationality")?
But you couldn't stop there with the innuendos ("some sexual slurs that will get you slapped"). So are you claiming that "babe" is a sexual slur or not? Be careful when answering - "babe" is a term that some women use for guys too. And as far as I can tell, it's a term of admiration. And whether they use it, or I (and others on this forum) use it, there's nothing diminutive about it, except in minds of petty enforcers of their own narrow brand of propriety.
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Follow Ups
- So what's with all the white space in your post? - Chris from Lafayette 15:33:04 08/06/12 (4)
- RE: So what's with all the white space in your post? - Analog Scott 23:56:17 08/06/12 (2)
- Shame on you for punching a blind woman. nt - tinear 08:25:59 08/07/12 (1)
- Hey, I don't want to risk getting hit back. nt - Analog Scott 09:34:23 08/07/12 (0)
- RE: So what's with all the white space ? - DaveT 18:24:13 08/06/12 (0)