yoggi commented... | 11/18/2010 - 9:56 |
"THE WORD PUSSY"
The word has 3 meanings today (cat, crotch, and coward) The last definition is the derogatory one that is used often in speech today. http://www.gurl.com/findout/label/pages/0,,708350,00.html "The term is also used to refer to a coward. For example, someone might say (usually to a male), "Don't be such a pussy." This particular meaning is believed to have evolved from the old English word "pursy," which meant "fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering." It wasn't long before people connected effeminate men to this term due to its direct relation to a woman's body part." I am a woman and I only have a problem with the last meaning. To clarify--I find it offensive and ignorant. Use the word "pussy" instead of "vagina" whenever you'd like. In addition---think of how "dick" is used to describe someone that is being a "jerk" or "asshole" Then think about what gender "dick" is ascribed to. Male. It is far less derogatory but still is because it relates an entire sex to being an "asshole". Which would you rather be called? Last point---"asshole" is nice because we all have one. |