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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:59 PM
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Dictionary says a "faggot" is an old, dried up unpleasant woman. (Warning GRAPHIC)
Edited on Sat Mar-03-07 03:59 PM by Proud2BAmurkin
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/faggot



faggot (1)

contemptuous term for "woman" (1591), especially an old and unpleasant one, in reference to faggot (1)
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all.of.me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:00 PM
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1. ah, then, more republican projection!
bwahahaha
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:02 PM
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2. It's also a dried-up stick used to start fires but not illumination
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 06:26 PM
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29. All heat, no light? Good one. Doesn't look like many people got it, though. :(
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:07 PM
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3. Bundle of dried sticks, used to start a fire.
Example:" Throw the faggots on the fire." Offensive. Very offensive.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:07 PM
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4. Dead eyes, tobacco stained teeth
and get a load of those wrinkles.

When her looks really go, so will she.

Her fans will not be able to forgive too many birthdays.
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johnaries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:10 PM
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6. I thought of Babs Bush, but that works too. nt
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:12 PM
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7. I guess that must explain the british term for cigarrettes...
:shrug:
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:13 PM
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8. Ewww! I am sorry I didn't heed your graphic warning!
:puke:
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Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:21 PM
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9. Now how weird is that?
ms. gutter-mouth uses a word intended to insult which is a "contemptuous term for 'woman'" and the response to it is more "contemptuous terms for women"?! ho, slut, skank, the c-word (oh, my), whore, mann (cuz gender identity IS fair game), bitch

*sigh*

the obligatory :sarcasm:

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GenDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:27 PM
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10. From wikepedia
"Faggot"
The primary traditional meaning of the word is indeed 'a bundle of sticks for burning' . Another meaning, especially common in Wales and the Black Country, is a kind of pork meatball covered in gravy. See Faggot (food).
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:40 PM
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11. To Paraphrase Freud:
Edited on Sat Mar-03-07 04:42 PM by ribofunk
"Il y a faggots et faggots."
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hayu_lol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:47 PM
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12. Faggots are considered a bunch of sticks tied together...
Faggotto is a Bassoon(bunch of sticks connected).

Fag is a drudge; a menial.

See the OED for more descriptive terms.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:48 PM
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13. Yeah, this is not funny.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:56 PM
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14. How can you justify this???
This is against DU rules.

I know what the OP is doing.

"N*gger" can mean: "Used as a disparaging term for a member of any socially, economically, or politically deprived group of people." NOT just for a black person, but I would NEVER, EVER post an OP saying that, and neither would it stand. As it shouldn't.THis is no different.

Think about the gay men on here who have been called that and beaten up. THINK ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL.

SICKENING AND SHAMEFUL.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 04:58 PM
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15. I wonder if that is derived from the 'firewood, bundle of sticks'
definition, since so many 'old, dried-up unpleasant women' were burned as witches bout that time.
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hulklogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:03 PM
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16. This is a shameful tactic and is not funny in any way. nt
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:04 PM
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17. Thank you -- agreed
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:07 PM
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18. So go back to 1591 and discuss it there. nt
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hulklogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:10 PM
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19. Well said
To me, this a more opaque version of the "Why did you queers have to change the meaning of the word 'gay' so it means homosexual instead of happy" nonsense.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:12 PM
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20. I think it's more like, "Look!Look! I'm posting 'Faggot' and getting away with it!"
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hulklogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:15 PM
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21. How long until
someone starts the "Dyke can also mean a tabular igneous intrusion that cuts across the bedding of the country rock." thread?
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:16 PM
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22. I bet you just foiled someone's plans
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 06:05 PM
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26. So, in high school, when I was the recipient of that particular word...
as I was dealing with my same-sex feelings, and had NO ONE to talk to, when I was feeling lonely and depressed and confused, when guys would hurl the "f" word towards me...they were referring to the definition from the 16th century?

Ah, I see. That makes everything different then. :eyes:
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blonndee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:36 PM
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23. What's the point of this? To simply get to use the word "faggot" while making sexist
remarks at the same time? All while projecting upon both women and gays the repulsive spectre of the most hateful, vile woman in the country.

:puke: on this thread
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JackBeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:42 PM
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24. Your post is disgusting.
You've done an excellent job of minimizing how much hate is directed toward the GLBTQI community with a word. Congratulations.
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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 06:05 PM
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25. I warned you not to look nt
nt
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JackBeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 06:24 PM
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28. You see nothing wrong with your OP?
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Maven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 06:24 PM
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27. So much for not sinking to her level.
Fantastic job. :thumbsup:
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