Comment on Which is which?
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 months agoWtf
Alternate comment: I love how you need to internalize 100 years of sexism before you can relieve yourself
Comment on Which is which?
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 months agoWtf
Alternate comment: I love how you need to internalize 100 years of sexism before you can relieve yourself
shalafi@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Harmless old slang terms are now sexist. Got it.
Maven@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
I’m pretty sure it was sexist back then too. It’s just that nobody cared.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Googled it real quick and it’s from the French Burd, meaning noblewoman
So… No?
Maven@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Interesting. I didn’t know the words origins. I’ve always considered it alongside the classic English tradition of referring to women as various animals.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
Nope