LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 02:23 AM
Original message
What would be the politically correct term to call someone with no tolerance to physical pain...
... or hardship, is physically weak, whines incessantly about normal aches and pains, etc.
I know what a perfect un-PC term for them would be, but not a PC one. Any help?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9155607Believe it or not, the DUmp treats this as a serious question. Political correctness is a critical issue in their world, especially since so many of them are queer.
Tobin S. (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 02:27 AM
Response to Original message
2. Wimp
Nope, that's offensive.
See?
LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 02:28 AM
3. I've actually been told on here that is homophobic.
I don't know how, but I guess it is to some people.
wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 12:39 PM
26. I think wimp is gender-neutral,
but candy-ass strikes me as homophobic.
I know it's not very scientific, but the top rated definition for "candy ass" on the urban dictionary is:
"a male who is meek and timid, shows female personality traits" which is clearly sexist if not openly homophobic.
Ask yourself "why ass?" "why candy?" I'll confess I don't know the specific origins of "candy-ass" but I'd be really surprised to hear that it wasn't homophobic.
Basically, any gender-neutral ones that aren't based on the assumption that weakness is feminine or gay, like "wuss", "wimp" or "weakling" seem adequate to the task.
CANDY - adj., Labor. 1. candy-assed. 1911 "Hampton's Mag." (Jan.) 20: Are you going to be a fashion plate, a candy dude, insult us this way.2. (of a job or the like) having pleasant or advantageous conditions; soft; easy. 1930 "D. Stiff' "Milk and Honey" 201: " 'Candy job' is the pleasant job."
CANDY-ASS - noun. 1.a. a weakling or coward - usually considered vulgar.1933 "Leatherneck": (April) 14: "Pvt. Bob McCallum, a recruit who looked like a potential fighting man when he enlisted, has been shanghaied into the clerical force and now carries the moniker Candy Ankles..b. cowardice or weakness - constructed with "the" - usually considered vulgar. 1967 W. Crawford "Gresham's War" 114: "You've changed. Got the candyass now, huh?."
Never call a democrat ***** a candy ass. It isn't gender neutral!
cherish44 (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 03:52 AM
7. well I'm that kind of person and I refer to myself as a dainty flower
you know, a delicate rose, a rare fraigile blossom....
Yeah, dainty flower. Lots of dainty flowers at the DUmp.
Chan790 (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 04:14 AM
8. If I called another guy a dainty flower...
I'd almost certainly be accused of homophobia. It is certainly apt though.
Sky Masterson (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 05:11 AM
10. troubled maybe?
People are who they are.
If everyone handled everything the same not only would the world be bland but innovation would suffer as well.
And just calling them a _ussy is to simplistic IMHO.
If it walks like a *****, and whines like a *****......
mitchum (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 09:09 AM
12. "A whining little baby" works for me
txwhitedove (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 09:12 AM
14. Hypochondriac.
noamnety (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 11:01 AM
19. Maybe it's not PC to label them?
It's probably enough just to say they seem to have a low pain threshold.
Right. People who suffer from LPT should get government checks.
lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 11:13 AM
21. A person?
A lot of the people you describe do have underlying issues like fibromyalgia or depression.
****, I was that person while I was spending two years of my life chronically sleep deprived.
DUmmy lightningandsnow has a mental illness and an imaginary disease. Bingo! Two government checks!
Moondog (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-06-09 12:24 PM
24. weak dick
DUmmy Moondog has overlooked the requirement for gender neutrality.
