Effeminate as an insult

[billvon 2,991]

My old friend Truett has been out of sorts lately, since not only did Biden win the election, but Truett lost a lot of money betting he wouldn't.  So he's taken to attacking me whenever possible on Facebook.  He went with "socialist" as an insult for a while.  Then he tried "short."  Then he tried "gay."  Now he's up to "effeminate."

Which is odd.  So he's saying that as a skydiver, I'm no better than  . . . Christy Frikken or Eliana Rodriguez?  I'm no smarter than . . . Farah Laiwallah or Ada Poon?  As a technical leader I am no better than Gwynne Shotwell?  I am no braver than Hannah Betts?

Ah well.  Perhaps he will try "black" next.

[kallend 2,027]

11 minutes ago, billvon said:

My old friend Truett has been out of sorts lately, since not only did Biden win the election, but Truett lost a lot of money betting he wouldn't.  So he's taken to attacking me whenever possible on Facebook.  He went with "socialist" as an insult for a while.  Then he tried "short."  Then he tried "gay."  Now he's up to "effeminate."

Which is odd.  So he's saying that as a skydiver, I'm no better than  . . . Christy Frikken or Eliana Rodriguez?  I'm no smarter than . . . Farah Laiwallah or Ada Poon?  As a technical leader I am no better than Gwynne Shotwell?  I am no braver than Hannah Betts?

Ah well.  Perhaps he will try "black" next.

He attacks me too.  I just ignore him.

[gowlerk 2,192]

As I have heard some people say here, don't get your panties in a twist over it. They are just channelling their dead hero Rush. Next you will likely be a cuck. Duck cuck.

Edited February 18, 2021 by gowlerk

[yoink 321]

2 hours ago, billvon said:

My old friend Truett has been out of sorts lately, since not only did Biden win the election, but Truett lost a lot of money betting he wouldn't.  So he's taken to attacking me whenever possible on Facebook.  He went with "socialist" as an insult for a while.  Then he tried "short."  Then he tried "gay."  Now he's up to "effeminate."

Which is odd.  So he's saying that as a skydiver, I'm no better than  . . . Christy Frikken or Eliana Rodriguez?  I'm no smarter than . . . Farah Laiwallah or Ada Poon?  As a technical leader I am no better than Gwynne Shotwell?  I am no braver than Hannah Betts?

Ah well.  Perhaps he will try "black" next.

Why do you have people like that on your friends list for so long?

[billvon 2,991]

15 minutes ago, yoink said:

Why do you have people like that on your friends list for so long?

Keeps me from living in a bubble, where I see nothing but opinions similar to mine.

[ryoder 1,590]

2 hours ago, gowlerk said:

As I have heard some people say here, don't get your panties in a twist over it. They are just channelling their dead hero Rush. Next you will likely be a cuck. Duck cuck.

Just yesterday I comforted one of my friends who was a huge fan of Rush:

"No, no, Will; It was the fear monger who died, not the band!"

;-)

[brenthutch 444]

[wmw999 2,447]

You’re kind of cute when you’re trying to troll. You need to try harder to get a warning, though.

Wendy P. 

[brenthutch 444]

28 minutes ago, wmw999 said:

You’re kind of cute when you’re trying to troll. You need to try harder to get a warning, though.

Wendy P. 

Really Wendy?  Another member calls me a racist and a f*cking C*unt and tells me to get my head out of my fourth point of contact and you guys don’t flinch. (I got a ding and a time out for saying “birds of a feather”)  I post a picture of a non-effeminate man and you get all triggered.  Sorry but if you conflate trolling with truth, it is you that has the problem, not me.

[Dr.SkyFall 28]

1 hour ago, brenthutch said:

LOL Doesn't even understand what toxic masculinity is, I guess he thinks it means men are bad? HA

Edited February 21, 2021 by Dr.SkyFall

[brenthutch 444]

If you are confused if effeminate is an insult or not, try the dictionary 

ef·fem·i·nate

/əˈfemənət/

Learn to pronounce

 

adjective

DEROGATORY

 

1. (of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

   "he lisps and his handshake is effeminate"

[JoeWeber 2,720]

1 hour ago, brenthutch said:

The shit hits the fan in many ways. 

[gowlerk 2,192]

40 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

The shit hits the fan in many ways. 

Toxic masculinity? Well....one form is social media trolling. You rarely see a female do it. Going onto a forum with the goal of pissing people off is kind of toxic.

[sfzombie13 324]

8 hours ago, gowlerk said:

Toxic masculinity? Well....one form is social media trolling. You rarely see a female do it. Going onto a forum with the goal of pissing people off is kind of toxic.

it's sad to see one so totally under the control of propaganda.  if it were me, i would be ashamed of myself for being led so easily, but then again, i was taught to think for myself. 

[jakee 1,489]

10 hours ago, brenthutch said:

If you are confused if effeminate is an insult or not, try the dictionary 

1. (of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

   "he lisps and his handshake is effeminate"

So explain to me, in your own words, why that is bad.

[jakee 1,489]

12 hours ago, brenthutch said:

is that a Qanon poster? Sometimes you need to be careful who you're agreeing with.

[brenthutch 444]

2 hours ago, jakee said:

So explain to me, in your own words, why that is bad.

It’s not bad it is just effeminate 

[jakee 1,489]

5 minutes ago, brenthutch said:

It’s not bad it is just effeminate 

So you do not view it as an insult?

[billvon 2,991]

4 hours ago, jakee said:

is that a Qanon poster? Sometimes you need to be careful who you're agreeing with.

Yep.  mQ is an abbreviation a poster on 4chan used a while back, "IamQ."

There are lots of misogynists out there who simply can't comprehend the idea that this could ever happen, who are actually threatened by the idea of a woman doing what a man can:

[brenthutch 444]

1 hour ago, billvon said:

Yep.  mQ is an abbreviation a poster on 4chan used a while back, "IamQ."

There are lots of misogynists out there who simply can't comprehend the idea that this could ever happen, who are actually threatened by the idea of a woman doing what a man can:

Carry a woman carrying a child?

[olofscience 480]

12 minutes ago, brenthutch said:

Carry a woman carrying a child?

Can you?

If you really want to go down this road, there are plenty of women who can carry YOU carrying a child.

[wmw999 2,447]

And plenty of men who can't carry most women, who are just as male as the rest. And, yes, women who can carry most men.

I'm assuming Brent means physically, because I've known plenty of men who have been carried professionally. Just as I've known women who have been carried professionally. Usually for different reasons in my experience, but it happens to both.

To get back to the original, projecting physical weakness ("effeminate") is bad. Projecting physical strength ("she's buff") is good. Maybe good health is good, and not taking care of yourself is bad, and equating either one with gender is stupid.

Wendy P.

[JoeWeber 2,720]

22 hours ago, brenthutch said:

Camo pants, OD shirt and life jacket, a ball cap that appears to read SWAT and a rescue boat in the background. Just an average hero wandering by looking for someone to save, you reckon? To top off the toxic ass backwards thinking here, you can bet the woman and her baby weren't out looking for anyone. More likely, rescue found them. And yes, if you are going to post sexist crap like this, the distinction is valid. And just for giggles, maybe everything I just wrote is horse shit and it's a husband carrying his wife and infant to safety. She looks about +/- 110# and the kid another 10#. How hard is that in ankle deep water? No heroes or dudes required, seems to me.

Edited February 21, 2021 by JoeWeber

[BIGUN 1,314]

5 hours ago, wmw999 said:

I'm assuming Brent means physically, because I've known plenty of men who have been carried professionally.

I'm going to have to call bullshit. All men have been carried by a woman. They're called, "Mom." 

[brenthutch 444]

6 hours ago, olofscience said:

Can you?

If you really want to go down this road, there are plenty of women who can carry YOU carrying a child.

If you mean metaphorically than yes, but if you mean literally than no.  (Unless you include trans women, than yes, plenty)

Edited February 22, 2021 by brenthutch