Comment on Which is which?

• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Harmless old slang terms are now sexist. Got it.

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  • Maven@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m pretty sure it was sexist back then too. It’s just that nobody cared.

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    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Googled it real quick and it’s from the French Burd, meaning noblewoman

      So… No?

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      • Maven@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨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.

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  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nope

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