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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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Come to think of it, fat people could protest against the phrases; "Tread Lightly" and "Lighten up".
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:03:47 PM PDT
by
Baynative
(Got bulbs? Check my profile page.)
To: QT3.14
I guess zero got tired of hearing it from moochelle and had jarrett make a call.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:03:53 PM PDT
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: QT3.14
Good luck enforcing it against any lawyered up student. Being offensive is a constitutionally protected right.
...and when are the tribes going to demand a law against the term "Indian giver"?
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:05:16 PM PDT
by
Baynative
(Got bulbs? Check my profile page.)
To: QT3.14
Does anyone not know by now that universities are top heavy with administrators compared to 25 years ago? And that gays and lesbians are over represented in these mostly un-needed jobs. Then you have feminazi administrators. Their goal (along with the gays+lesbians) is to feminize and castrate the male students same as is done by insane school marms in k-12 when they suspend a 7 year old for pointing a finger like a gun
The vile prejudiced people mentioned above are all 0bama voters...goes without saying
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:05:26 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: QT3.14
Man Up, Thats So Gay, and Dont Be a Pussy That's very non-heterosexual-like. These people need to person-up and stop being like vaginas.
To: dfwgator
Excellent. I expect that will get their collective panties in a twist..
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:06:43 PM PDT
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: QT3.14
The only group that it is politically acceptable to make fun of are SOUTHERN WHITE MALES.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:06:57 PM PDT
by
SC_Pete
To: QT3.14
offensive language that delegitimizes homosexuality Well? and the problem with that is...?
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:09:54 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:10:20 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: QT3.14
Excuse me...
The PLUMBING delegitimizes homosexuality !!!!!!
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:11:00 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(In the beginning there was "Right" and "Wrong" and we've been compromising in the "Wrong" direction)
To: dfwgator
“What a bunch of pussies. Duke needs to man up and stop being so gay.”
Chapel Hill has been saying that for years.
Go Tar Heels!!!!!!!
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:12:13 PM PDT
by
Ouchthatonehurt
("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
To: QT3.14
Don't be pusillanimous.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:13:37 PM PDT
by
deadrock
(I am someone else.)
To: dfwgator
“What a bunch of pussies. Duke needs to man up and stop being so gay.”
The Texas contingent has spoken.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:15:03 PM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
("Heck of a reset there, Hillary")
To: QT3.14
If Duke doesn’t want us to say “Man up,” they should change their name to something that is more gender neutral.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:15:26 PM PDT
by
rwa265
(Love one another as I have loved you, says the Lord.)
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:15:28 PM PDT
by
tomkat
(3% +1)
To: QT3.14
if people topped sending their kids and cash to places that indoctrinated their kids and themselves, there would be no money to indoctrinate their kids and themselves.
Say, Cable/Dish and colleges/public schools for example. Or businesses like Apple that make ‘social justice’ a priority of their philanthropic spending.
People have a choice. And they freely choose to cut their own throats.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:16:32 PM PDT
by
Norm Lenhart
(How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
To: QT3.14
Don't be a wet Castor with a nice tail
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:16:51 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: QT3.14
These people are idiots and they need to: Man up, and stop talking about issues that are so gay!
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:18:37 PM PDT
by
JSDude1
(Defeat Hagan, elect a Constutional Conservative: Dr. Greg Brannon!)
To: Ouderkirk
"Dyke" University
LOL! ..(literally :) "fits" that description.
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posted on
04/29/2014 1:21:47 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Bathhouse/"Rustler" Reid? ;-)
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