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‘Man Up,’ ‘Don’t Be A Pussy’ Labeled Offensive Language at Duke University
The College Fix ^
| April 28, 2014
| Claire E. Healey
Posted on 04/29/2014 12:53:27 PM PDT by QT3.14
A new word-discouragement campaign at Duke University has labeled phrases such as Man Up, Thats So Gay, and Dont Be a Pussy offensive language that delegitimizes homosexuality and oppresses and insults people.
But as the campaign has gained national popularity, its detractors have bristled at the effort, calling it a politically correct war on words that will stifle free speech and suggesting its true aim is to redefine terms to control public opinion and ultimately public policy.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: dukeuniversity; language; nc; pc
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Another pc example coming from an
Ivy-Covered North Korea.
Dartmouth also recently decided 'fiesta' was out after one female student from Mexico objected to whites using the term.
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:53:27 PM PDT
by
QT3.14
To: QT3.14
What a bunch of pussies. Duke needs to man up and stop being so gay.
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:54:31 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: QT3.14
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:55:07 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: QT3.14
offensive language that delegitimizes homosexuality One cannot "delegitimize" that which is already illegitimate. Homosexuality is deranged, degraded and debased; rotten, foul and perverted.
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: dfwgator
I see what you did there and I salute your efforts.
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:56:59 PM PDT
by
Tulane
To: NorthMountain
Good grief. “Man up” applies to straights too, and any timid domestic feline can vouch for the meaning of “don’t be a pussy.”
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:57:13 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: QT3.14
We are all ladies now. Except for the ladies.
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:57:21 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
To: QT3.14
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:57:32 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: QT3.14
“We take it up the butt” is, however an administration funded and approved chant for Duke University students.
Chinese lesson included.
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:57:42 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: dfwgator
should change it from Duke to Dyke
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:57:56 PM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:58:11 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:58:13 PM PDT
by
AU72
To: QT3.14
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:58:22 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(Obama : 'You can keep your doctor if you want. I never tell a lie ')
To: QT3.14
Did the hateful Duke Group of 88 come up with this?
Really strange folks there.
.
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posted on
04/29/2014 12:58:57 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: QT3.14
I'm waiting for blind people to stand up and demand the government to outlaw offensive phrases like:
"Try to see it my way", "Can't you see?", "Looking forward", "Look to the future" and of course, "Picture this"!
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:01:24 PM PDT
by
Baynative
(Got bulbs? Check my profile page.)
To: dfwgator
What a bunch of pussies. Duke needs to man up and stop being so gay.You da man, gator
To: QT3.14
Anyone who complains about being called a pussy is confessing to being one.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:03:23 PM PDT
by
henkster
(Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
To: QT3.14
And to think, just 47 years ago students were walking out, having sit ins, demanding the right to have totally FREE SPEECH! They wanted the right to use the most vile words in common conversation. They even went about creating other vile words to use.
Today those vile words are common in movies and on campus. Now they want the right to ban certain other words they consider offensive which were common 47 years ago.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:03:34 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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