The person used the term “pussy” in a misogynistic manner.
Their comment is gone, so maybe they did, maybe they didn’t, I can’t see it, but simply calling someone a pussy as an insult is not misogynistic, because the insult has nothing to do with women.
And no where in history did the term originate as “scaredy-cat”. It simply meant cat.
Fair that I shouldn’t have used the word ‘literally’ there; as an insult it means coward, prior to which it meant (small) cat, thus carrying the same meaning as ‘scardey-cat’; it is an insult against someone’s courage by analogy to a cat’s skittishness
LillyPip@lemmy.ca 23 hours ago
The word ‘pussy’ as a pejorative predates its use as a slang for female genitalia. It actually originates from ‘pussycat’, as comparing a man to a jumpy and easily scared feline.
Man, you’re all over this thread not knowing what words mean.
It’s not misogynistic, but this one is:
Stop being a cunt. (And I say that as a woman.)
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Might be the best thing Ive ever read on here lol