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Is the term 'Angry Fucking' potentially offensive to some women?

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Ohsiena · 31/10/2012 12:25

Ok I said I wouldn't start this, but I've been challenged to do so enough times, so I'm giving in.

It's about this thread - To think you should stay out of other people's bedrooms (378 Posts) 1This thread.

A very few of us understood why the term angry fucking was offensive to MrsC originally.

Most thought she had no sense of humour and just didn't get the joke.

Discussion was widened as a poster thught it was worse as used by a man. This has been attacked as sexist.

I stated on there that I'd like to see what some of the more feminist minded posters would make of this discussion.

I didn't want to start this, I've felt like a bit of a lone voice on there at times and need to do some RL stuff, but I've been called again and again to do so, so I have.

You'll see the phrase pearl clutching a lot....

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Bluegrass · 31/10/2012 12:51

Devoid of any context it doesn't provoke a response in me at all. Could mean all sorts of things. As one poster said, some people don't like the phrase fuck as they think it sounds too aggressive. They presumably prefer "making babies" or something equally vomit inducing.

InSPsFanjoNoOneHearsYouScream · 31/10/2012 12:49

people who are possibly more able to understand the issues

What makes someone more able to understand?

ISeeDeadFairies · 31/10/2012 12:48

For those of you that don't want to trawl through the original thread and in the interests of keeping this one fair (as the title is very biased), this originally started because a poster made reference to the incredible hulk and green strap ons. It was pointe out that the term was used to reflect that the hulk can only act angrily when in hulk form. In no way was the post inflammatory or suggestive that angry fucking was acceptable etc. it was a joke that has been twisted many times.

This was then made to be about the fact that he poster was male and shouldn't be on mn in the first place.

The poster has apologised several times however people have continued to goad and bitch and even made reference to him being like jimmy saville although they did try to back track out of this.

It wa suggested a new thread was started in order to stop hijacking the op's thread. Not to create a completely biased man bashing forum.

MrsCantSayAnything · 31/10/2012 12:47

Just to add...it was me who originally pulled the person up for using the term. And me who got a lot of flack from others on the thread...but a couple of posters agreed with me and I was grateful.

MrsCantSayAnything · 31/10/2012 12:46

I think the thread has been started here as a way of inviting people who have more knowledge of what I was getting at than A: I do and B: most of the people on the original thread.

It's not goading. It's a place to talk about the discussion that went on with people who are possibly more able to understand the issues and more able than I was able to articulate what it was that made me uncomfortable.

SHRIIIEEEKPoolingBearBlood · 31/10/2012 12:42

Fuck alone is a fairly aggressive term. Add the word angry and that is enhanced

PickledFanjoCat · 31/10/2012 12:42

This is out of context and In my opinion a goading thread.

ISeeDeadFairies · 31/10/2012 12:41

I think this should have been in aibu. I think your sexist and unreasonable

SHRIIIEEEKPoolingBearBlood · 31/10/2012 12:40

I don't think its apleasant term and ther are definitely hints of violence. Whether said by man ir woman.

InSPsFanjoNoOneHearsYouScream · 31/10/2012 12:35

I do not find it offensive but if I did it wouldnt matter whether the poster was male or female.

I have stated that throughout the thread. I have also mentioned pearl clutching as that's what I believe the thread started to descend into.

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