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more about #slurs more comments → ms_priestypants: All I got from that video was that the older guy seemed a bit burnt out on this whole industry he's devoted his life to which is now self immolating. ... more » Lizawithazee: This makes me miss Al Swearengen and Mr. Woo. #washingtonpost more » themediatrix: It occurs to me that this was a hoax perpetrated by WAPO to convince folks that print is still exciting. #washingtonpost more » MissNormaDesmond: As Ham pointed out, someone calls someone else a cocksucker and we're discussing the homophobia of the callee and not the caller? That's pretty stupi... more » Hands: Growing up in NYC we heard that curse all the time. So much, in fact, that we never considered the gay aspect of it. It was just another word in the i... more » Spirit Fingers: It's all about tone, more so than implication. Think about it. People say "Fuck you" as a huge insult. But what is really being said? "I want to have ... more » TheologicalSong: funny, that's what usually comes to mind when I see (as was the case in this instance) commenters and writers cheer or embrace the idea of punching so... more » adiam7: So, since people mainly fathers fuck mothers should I take motherfucker as a term of endearment as well? Even though I am a woman and not a mother fuc... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: George Carlin had a bit in his 7 Dirty Words routine about the uses of cocksucker, and how it should be one of the English language's greatest compli... more » gzfstar1: more » FrankenPC: Woo!! Coons??? Really?? What's next? N***er?? I love watching Republicans eat each other alive. Very entertaining. The dams bursting and there's... more » David Rodriguez: In her defense, she could have arrived at his page at 1:53 and not refreshed to see the comment at 1:54, leaving her 9 minutes to read the post, actua... more » bluebears: The proliferation of the means of electronic communication is only further damning the Republicans as the party of virulent racists. more » The Marble Faun: An old roommate of mine is Republican. He's 30, straight, white and from Maryland. He did his Peace Corp time in Africa and is getting his Masters i... more » BaconCat: People, people, you totally misunderstood. 'Piker' is racist British slang for 'gypsy'. See, he's an oppressed people too, therefore he is allowed to ... more » -
#fights
Maybe That Washington Post Newsroom Face Punch Was a Gay Insecurity Thing
Is it possible to milk this WaPo Style Section Intergenerational Fistfight for Journalism Glory for one more day? Most certainly! Because now one of the combatants' colleagues has raised the issue that others were too smart to raise: Homosexual hatred. More » -
#humorandhomophobia
Perez Hilton, Brüno, And "The Gay-Panic Offense"
Perez Hilton is getting a storm of publicity after calling someone a faggot, and Brüno, a movie that Dennis Lim calls a "big gay joke," is advertising everywhere. What does this mean for gay stereotypes in the media? [Jezebel] -
#slurs
Young Republican Leader Finds Racism LOL-Worthy
First of all, why is a vice chairwoman of the Young Republicans 38 years old? And secondly, why is she "lol"-ing at racist Facebook comments? Oh, right, because she is a vice chairwoman of the Young Republicans.
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#wtf
Perez Hilton Wishes He Hadn't Used That Gay Slur (But Still Isn't Sorry)
Perez Hilton now regrets calling Will.I.Am a "fag," even though he got deeply offended this morning at the suggestion he shouldn't have done that. The gossip blogger basically has no idea what he's saying at this point. More » -
#disabledpersons
The*Real* Idiot's Guide to Workplace Racism
We live in a racist world, but the Delaware Department of Transportation is doing something about it: issuing a hilarious memo! Who wrote this, some "retard" "homo" "typical white person?" Below, the best idiot guidelines: More » -
#slurs
Anti-'Retard' Campaign Kicks Off Tuesday
The Special Olympics' ad campaign to "eliminate the use of the r-word" has supposedly been in the works for months. But the president's joke on Jay Leno added to its momentum: More » -
