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Originally posted by carp
Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines douche bag (ca. 1963) as an unattractive or offensive person. My question is, have you ever known a male to be called a douche bag?
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I've heard it used against both men and women, and more frequently against men. When you think about the mechanics of it, it makes sense, no?
And as for Webster's, consider these definitions:
Cunt (there, I wrote it): 1. the female pudenda; also: coitus with a women - usu. considereed obscene. 2. WOMAN: usu. used disparagingly; usu. considered obscene.
Dick: 1.
chiefly Brit: FELLOW, CHAP 2: PENIS - usu. considered vulgar. 3. DETECTIVE
These differences are interesting, they suggest that dick referred to a man before it referred to his little man, while cunt referred to a woman's genitals before it was used to refer to a woman. This at least partly explains the difference in how demeaning the term is considered to be.
Also note that dick is not considered obscene, merely vulgar, which appears to be the prevailing view of the posters.
