Reply to: Have we done the one about the punter who got deported from Sri Lanka?

[xoggoth]

Ditchwater isn't dull if you're a biologist - It's teaming with nice little creepy crawlies

FTFY

[mudskipper]

You can't possibly judge what "the whole point of the post was" as you didn't post it, but you (and the others) haven't let that stop you from attributing sexist and misogynistic intent. You're welcome to your opinion, but it's no more than that.

If "the word isn't that important" why change it?

I don't think there was intent - just ignorance.

[BrilloPad]

But she is fugly. Not even MTT would.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

The word isn't actually that important. You posted a link to a story about a woman being deported from Sri Lanka for having a tattoo, and the religious and legal implications of having tattoos in certain countries. Did you mention any of that? No, the whole point of the post was to point out that the woman was ugly. If it had been a man who was deported, would you have commented on his appearance and ignored the content of the story? I doubt it. That's why it's sexist, that's why it's misogynistic.

You can't possibly judge what "the whole point of the post was" as you didn't post it, but you (and the others) haven't let that stop you from attributing sexist and misogynistic intent. You're welcome to your opinion, but it's no more than that.

If "the word isn't that important" why change it?

[OwlHoot]

Yes, you do come across as dull as ditchwater.

Ditchwater isn't dull if you're a biologist - It's teaming with horrid little creepy crawlies.

[vetran]

Cow is most definitely sexist. Being a Bull or a Stallion (instead of a mare) I should know.

Ugly is non sexist. As is Munter!

I assume if it had been a man we would of commented on his chav credentials and whether he looked like a peado, rapist or murderer (seems some things we are happy to discuss about men) . As such threads seem to normally go.

[Ticktock]

The word isn't actually that important. You posted a link to a story about a woman being deported from Sri Lanka for having a tattoo, and the religious and legal implications of having tattoos in certain countries. Did you mention any of that? No, the whole point of the post was to point out that the woman was ugly. If it had been a man who was deported, would you have commented on his appearance and ignored the content of the story? I doubt it. That's why it's sexist, that's why it's misogynistic.

Except that we regularly have stories linked to about men, where the comments are "What a chav" based on their appearance, without going into the details of the story. If this story were about a couple who were deported, and both looked like she does then the initial comment would probably have been "What a couple of munters".

You can see misogyny wherever you want if you try hard enough.

[Bunk]

The word isn't actually that important. You posted a link to a story about a woman being deported from Sri Lanka for having a tattoo, and the religious and legal implications of having tattoos in certain countries. Did you mention any of that? No, the whole point of the post was to point out that the woman was ugly. If it had been a man who was deported, would you have commented on his appearance and ignored the content of the story? I doubt it. That's why it's sexist, that's why it's misogynistic.

[Ticktock]

Munter isn't a judgement of someone's worth based on shaggability.

It's a judgement of someone's shaggability. If cow is OK, is ugly cow OK? Howabout just ugly?

I would guess cow is OK as it doesn't refer to worth based on shaggability.
Ugly is OK as it's a judgement on shaggability without necessarily referring to worth.
Ugly cow is probably going to be called mysanthropic as it combines the two.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

The difference is that bitch/cow aren't judgements of someone's worth based on shaggability.

So they're Ok? As long as it's a woman using them?

[mudskipper]

I regularly hear women I know use these terms about other women - ironically I never do. I had foolishly regarded "munter" as a bit more of a lighthearted term.

I got told though.

The difference is that bitch/cow aren't judgements of someone's worth based on shaggability.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Bitch or cow perhaps

I regularly hear women I know use these terms about other women - ironically I never do. I had foolishly regarded "munter" as a bit more of a lighthearted term.

I got told though.

[darmstadt]

When did you hear a woman refer to another woman as a munter?

Never, but then again I only know about 5 British (including Irish) women and they're all pretty respectable but I have heard German women use their versions

[vetran]

When did you hear a woman refer to another woman as a munter?

I have heard a number of women refer to men as Munters.

On other women they tend to be more specific and point out the exact visual defect.

[BigTime]

When did you hear a woman refer to another woman as a munter?

Bitch or cow perhaps