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  •  What a sexist term. (0+ / 0-)

    You should be TR'ed to hell

    John McCain says he'd be happy to see our troops in Iraq for another hundred years. I just can't agree with that.

    by Barry in MIA on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 11:19:16 AM PDT

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    •  It's just means a weakling or a wimp to me. (0+ / 0-)

      Nothing sexist there. Although it does generally get used for wimpy men, it seems to work for a power woman that's acting wimpy.

      by immigradvocate on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 11:28:36 AM PDT

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      •  Wussy is to pussy as (0+ / 0-)

        shoot is to shit.
        Wuss or wussy really are not appropriate put down terms for a woman.  Really.
        And calling a man that is basically calling him feminine, which implies you believe being feminine is a sign of weakness and an insult.
        I didn't TR you, just saying you shouldn't use the term.  But, you're choice.  My opinion.

        John McCain says he'd be happy to see our troops in Iraq for another hundred years. I just can't agree with that.

        by Barry in MIA on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 11:44:36 AM PDT

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        •  I agree that it means a sign of weakness and an (1+ / 0-)

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          insult. In my opinion deserved. But I don't agree that it means the same as pussy. But I probably will never use the word again here. Because W-S sounds the same as wuss when you read it phonetically, I couldn't resist. It wouldn't work with any other name, I don't think.

          by immigradvocate on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 12:37:37 PM PDT

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    •  Wuss is not sexist. (0+ / 0-)

      In fact, I find it more often applied to men.

      It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. -- Thomas Jefferson

      by AtlantaJan on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 12:46:06 PM PDT

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    •  I hate to be a geek, but ... (0+ / 0-)

      "Pussy" is short for "pusillanimous \pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs\, adjective:
      Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly."

      And geek originally meant, "a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken."

      by Florida Politics on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 01:00:25 PM PDT

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