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Bonobo

(29,257 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2013, 01:47 AM Nov 2013

"Cowboy up, kiddos!"

Is sort of an elegant illustration of the fucked up ideas that need to be eradicated.

That is all.

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"Cowboy up, kiddos!" (Original Post) Bonobo Nov 2013 OP

Agreed. It is a stupid remark and meant to denigrate. Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #1

I also find the HOFFERS tendency to use the word "whine" to be offensive. Bonobo Nov 2013 #2

That expression is the rhetorical equivalent Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #3

dogs bollocks loli phabay Nov 2013 #5

It reminds me of George W Bush and the 2004 Boston Red Sox ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #4

Behind the Aegis

(54,852 posts)

1. Agreed. It is a stupid remark and meant to denigrate.

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:02 AM

Nov 2013

It is the kissing cousin of "Man up!" which seems to be quite popular among a certain group of people. Being gay, I really find comments like those to be anti-male and heterosexist.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

2. I also find the HOFFERS tendency to use the word "whine" to be offensive.

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:11 AM

Nov 2013

It is the equivalent to saying that women "screech" or "bitch" or are "hysterical".

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

3. That expression is the rhetorical equivalent

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:11 AM

Nov 2013

Of "Truck Nutz"

loli phabay

(5,580 posts)

5. dogs bollocks

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:16 PM

Nov 2013

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

4. It reminds me of George W Bush and the 2004 Boston Red Sox

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:02 PM

Nov 2013

And that alone is enough for me to vomit.

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