Comment on Which is which?

• Maven@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨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 ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

    So… No?

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    • 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.

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      • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This isnt a uniquely female experience. Men commonly refer to their friends as “dog”. Also, in the gay community, men’s body types are equated to animals such as “bear,” “otter,” and “cub”.

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      • Sotuanduso@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        And not men?

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• grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nope

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