Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
"lady" gymnasts, as opposed to women.
My dad uses "female" as a noun. Which is correct according to the dictionary, but always rings SO condescending to me. And recently my sort-of boss (the mean one) decided to add that to our house style -- "female" and "male" as nouns.
Drives. Me. BATSHIT.
P.S. When the hell did I start liking cottage cheese? I swear it used to be nasssssty. And now I'm craving it.
Andi, I think there's something in the air, because just this week I started eating cottage cheese and fruit -- for breakfast, no less -- which I had NEVER done before.
My dad uses "female" as a noun. Which is correct according to the dictionary, but always rings SO condescending to me. And recently my sort-of boss (the mean one) decided to add that to our house style -- "female" and "male" as nouns.
Eew, you're right. Sounds awfully...clinical. To be listed in a medical record or when talking about an animal. Otherwise, NSM.
And my skin is supersoft
Heh. We know about Erin's supersoft ass and the scrubbin'! :)
The gymnastics is finally on here on the west coast. Whee!!!
Though I feel so sad that only a few of them end up able to compete due to all the injuries! Yeesh.
How? When did "lady" become derogatory?
Gentlemen's gymnastics? Gentlemen's volleyball? If the men are doing it, then it's probably women who are into it, too. Some of that stuff is hard to accomplish if you are merely glistening.
I continue this, not to be an ass, or step on toes. But to learn, and create dialog. So, please forgive, and do not be offended. As usual, I am generally in seek of enlightenment.
As a man, I generally think of myself siding on the "lib" side. Equal treatment, equal pay, title IX, the whole 9 yards. (oversimplification, but you get the idea). That said, my father leans on the misogynist side. My step-father was very much "old fashioned". So, there are times I slip up.
This time, I must confess, I used "Lady" simply because it was easier to tap out. I thought "lady" was a more polite word to describe the female gender. I would not have tapped "Gentlemen's volleyball" simply because of the quantity of letters.
I do not quite get the "glistening" reference, so forgive my ignorance.
Lastly, something that puzzles me in this conversation. When I think of powerhouse female collegiate basketball, I think of the "Lady Vol's" from Tennessee. Which is probably why I didn't hesitate to use the word "Lady".
I realize not all words to ascribe to the female gender are equal. I certainly would not have said "did you see the USA chick softball team kick ass tonight?"
As mentioned in earlier post, my grammar, vocab, spelling skills are not the best. I do find this rather interesting. It seems to be a matter of perception. I know there are those who use "handicapped", "disabled", and "cripple" rather interchangeably. I, really hate the word "cripple", for to me, it implies disfigured to the point of no ability. Of course, I am no fan of the other two words, but that is a different conversation.
I also see this tying into the other ongoing conversation with BID, WRT fat/overweight/normal, etc descriptors.
OK, I've said enough. It's late, and I think I'm babbling.
ION- in my ongoing battle with Time Warner. I get my first bill the other day. Due amount looks about right. I sign up for online payment. I enter my account number. IT STILL HAS ME TIED TO TWO ACCOUNTS!!!! The other of which owes a LOT of money, over $300. This shit is STILL not clear, after a month!! Grrrrrrrr.
Sheesh, omnis, what a pain that Time Warner is being for you. I hope they get that stuff straightened around soon.
I do not quite get the "glistening" reference, so forgive my ignorance.
Have you ever heard the saying, "Ladies don't sweat, they glisten"? Sweating is far too vulgar a bodily function for a proper lady to indulge in. She should have better self control than to allow it. And if by chance she should fail in her duty to not sweat, she should never admit to having done so. Hence the need for a euphemism. Also, there is some implication that a lady should not work hard enough at anything to work up a sweat.
My own sensibilities lean toward not minding any non-derogatory term for us female type persons, so long as the status equivalent for the male type persons is in use. I'm happy being a gal among the guys, a woman with the men, a lady with the gentlemen. But if the men are up to something and I'm in it with them, I don't much fancy being put up on a pedestal as a lady. Now that you mention it, I can see how you were after economy of letters. And I wasn't terribly het up about it myself, but I do see the reasoning.
Ladies don't sweat, they glisten
wow, I missed something in the culture lexicon. Trust me, women sweat! Although, I did have one actress refuse to have her wireless mic transmitter pack encased in a condom, because she claimed she couldn't sweat. This was told to me AFTER she mentioned that she was a bit offended at the thought of a condom that close to her, or some such. Since the production was an outdoor summer theater in Kentucky, I said, if you don't sweat, you will get rained upon. Either way, the condom stays.
Anyhow, sweat isn't vulgar, it's a natural thing. It's crazy humans that put a vulgar tag on it.
Heading to bed. really. I swear. Must get more sleep tonight. Silly Olympics! Why couldn't I be off this week?
Timelies!
So, I survived dinner with CBD's family last night. Dare I say? It was even fun. They seemed to like me. Ok, CBD said they love me, so YAY! How is it that we've met each others parents, and it's been relatively un-traumatic? That seems wrong. But, I'm gonna go with it.
I wore my new outfit and felt pretty, so that was good. Here's me last night (it's focused on upper-half to get the necklace, which was made by my cousin): [link]
His family is really nice and cool and forward thinking. His sister spent her summer as an intern at the DNC helping write the DNC platform, so she had tons of cool stories about meeting all kinds of interesting people.
One funny little story. His parents are currently moving out of his childhood house and into a condo, so they've been packing, packing, packing. I started empathizing, saying how much I hate packing and moving. And CBD got all guilty looking, and said, "But you still helped me move." And I said, "Helped?" And he responded, "Yes, you were integral to my move." And his dad said, "We wondered how that went so smoothly!" HA!
So, I survived dinner with CBD's family last night. Dare I say? It was even fun. They seemed to like me. Ok, CBD said they love me, so YAY! How is it that we've met each others parents, and it's been relatively un-traumatic? That seems wrong. But, I'm gonna go with it.
Yay, vw! You look very pretty!
John Travolta has nothing on me! I am currently checking MM's calculations for the transporter. I think I know how the cat's head ended up as it did. According to my calculations, there were, in fact, TWO cats! My brain is of the awesome now!
DAMN YOU, NIKOLA TESLA!!
t /obscure "The Prestige" joke
Anyhow, sweat isn't vulgar, it's a natural thing. It's crazy humans that put a vulgar tag on it.
I think in this context "vulgar" is meant by its other definitions, i.e. "lacking in cultivation, perception or taste" and "of or relating to the common people."
