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Pathetic Whining Losers Complain That Everyday Language Gives Them Sadfeels

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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Transsexual, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual, Omnisexual, Pedosexual, Robosexual, Giraffosexual, Ampusexual, Necrosexual, Paraphile, Algamatophile, and Florasexual Resource Center at the University of California at Davis publishes a list of words and phrases that hurt their precious widdle feelers. e.g

You guys

Erases the identities of people who are in the room. Generalizing a group of people to be masculine.

I’m being such a fat-ass/I’m being so fat right now!

Demeans and devalues fatness/fat bodies, reinforces harmful assumptions that fat people are gluttonous and are fat because they have no restraint around food. Also implies that there is an acceptable amount of food to eat and anything more is disgusting, or that enjoying food too much is disgusting.

These are listed under the heading “Words That Hurt.”

OK, Then,

How about “Go die in a fire you limp-wristed, painty-waisted, feeble-minded, bed-wetting, biscuit-sniffing, douchebag, pissant embarrassments to every self-respecting gay man, woman, and sapient lifeform in the observable universe.”

Do those words hurt?

Good.

 

Comments

  2. Feisty!

    Anyway, the common English practice of referring to a group of humans in the masculine isn’t going to be changed just because of single issue Dem Gay voters. “Man” (you guys) refers to human, it always has. It has more meaning than silly issues of the moment. Also, there’s no way that the Left is going to untangle themselves from their health issues in order to make sure people don’t use the word fat in a derogatory manner.

  3. Oh geez, I use the words “Fatass” and “Bigass” at will! I guess I’ve been exercising my yellow privelege as a small, Asian woman. Who knew! I denounce myself and my evil bigotry!

  4. I had to laugh the first time I heard that “you guys” was a reason for language-shaming and gives some sentient beings (‘people’ would be discriminatory via its lack of inclusivity) the vapors. It’s used by all of my lesbian friends, few of whom can be accused of being self-loathing Republicans.

  5. I grew up saying “You guys,” and became more conscious of it as an adult. When I think of it, I replace it was “girls,” “ladies,” or “Yo peops” (even if there are men in the mix–straight or otherwise). It’s just a personal preference. If this world started getting run by a bunch of women, I probably would switch back. So sue me! That’s just how I roll! 😛

  6. I’ve never been fat, so I don’t know what it’s like to hear those words. But it’s difficult for me to put on weight (i.e. muscle), so I can kind of imagine what it’s like to be in a body that you want to desperately change. It’s takes a lot of hard work. Based on metabolism and childhood conditioning, it takes more work from person to person. Some people are just genetically blessed, so I try not to compare my body to others and judge myself. In order to have the body that I’d want, it would require eating more than I really want to, weight gainers, working out more than I can stand (5x/week for one hour is about all I can handle/have time for), and probably some form of steroids. So, I keep pushing myself, and learn to appreciate the time I’ve invested and the small gains. I mostly get compliments on my physical disposition, so I must not be doing too badly.

    Obesity is obviously a problem, though. It really started to escalate in the 1980s, and hasn’t looked back since.

    Not sure what the solution is (other than the obvious: eating right and exercising). I’d suggest more government regulations, but I know that won’t go over well in these parts! 😛 But, I’d start with better access to and affordable prices for fresh fruits and vegetables for the impoverished class (somehow), and you should only be able to buy FOOD with FOOD stamps! Can I get an “amen”?

  7. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

    “Sticks and stones may break my bones by names will never hurt me.” — traditional

  12. A cardiologist friend of mine said the easiest way to lose weight is to stop eating white foods. White bread, white potatoes, white sugar… In other words, lay off the simple carbs and sugars. I would also recommend not eating anything with high fructose corn syrup in it. The 1980’s is when HFCS and all the added sugars started showing up in all the processed foods. Coincidence?

  13. A cardiologist friend of mine said the easiest way to lose weight is to stop eating white foods. White bread, white potatoes, white sugar… I

    Excellent advice. I’ve generally followed this (with varying rigidity and some concessions) ever since I was in high school. But it’s rather hard to do, unless you cook 100% of your own meals. Most restaurants still delight in serving white flour items and white rice (though the latter is getting much better, thanks to brown rice fanatics). Even places that cater to gluten-free diets still don’t have a wholesome alternative to white flour regular bread products. I’ve also been cajoled into accepting gourmet-sounding alternatives which are still essentially Wonder Bread in a different form: “We have artisanal ciabatta!” “The bread/pasta/etc is homemade!” Try ordering vegetables in an average restaurant instead of regular potatoes. You’ll be lucky if you get three tablespoons of either-almost raw or vastly overcooked something which is technically a plant-based material but could be recycled fiberboard for all one’s tastebuds can discern. Meanwhile, order a potato (baked, mashed, or fries) and you’d swear that they super-sized the portion as a personal favor.

    Extrapolate that to larger communities, and yes, it’s no wonder that we have an obesity epidemic. But food manufacturers will tell you that healthier alternatives don’t sell while health-conscious consumers will complain because there are no other choices. Michele Obama’s Eat Like I Wish You Would program, or whatever it was called was a nice idea, but it proved how difficult (not to mention unpalatable) changes are to make to an established infrastructure, as well as the problems in initiating change into a bureaucratic institutional food supply chain. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver had better luck making healthy, edible school lunches in the UK (with lesser success in the US), but then he wasn’t using a top-down approach.

    I would also recommend not eating anything with high fructose corn syrup in it. The 1980′s is when HFCS and all the added sugars started showing up in all the processed foods. Coincidence?

    Not necessarily. This is another instance where correlation does not equal causation. While HFCS has been demonized in recent years, more recent studies indicate the alleged harm does not exist. Try telling that to some advocates though and the response is similar to telling anivaxers that vaccines don’t cause autism. You’ll be derided as a corporatist-government colluder under the spell of the New World Order.

    That’s not to say that HFCS is healthy, since it is a highly manufactured product. But I must laugh when I see products that say “NO HFCS!” yet have plenty of allegedly wholesome ‘cane sugar’ (which, some advocates will actually insist is better than beet sugar). Something else altogether would be better for the product and the consumer. Even more amusing is the trend towards “organic” ingredients. Because “organic white flour” and ‘organic dried cane syrup” makes all the difference. It’s like giving someone with a food allergy the organic version of the ingredient they are allergic to and insisting that it’s still healthier for them, while they are going into anaphylactic shock.

  14. I try to avoid sugar altogether when looking at labels for my regular, everyday diet, and if I eat something sweetened from the store like jam or yogurt, I find products sweetened with fructose, honey, juice, etc. It just tends to be a higher quality product. If I’m on a health kick, I usually just stick to grains, meat, fish, veg, nuts. I keep it pretty basic (and bland). I could be a little more adventurous in the kitchen.

    But, unfortunately, I love to bake sweets. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because it’s more scientific than a lot of cooking, where precision is key. I guess that makes me an enabler, though. 🙁

  15. I’ve been fat and I’ve been skinny but when a black guy says “hey look at the a$$ on that one” you know you’ve made it. I heard”sticks and stones” all my life from my mother. She was the one using them the most often so it didn’t help.