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At it's heart it's misogynistic and I expect its use will lead to suspensions in the not too distant future.Is it a word that has been used to marginalise, belittle and bully a subset of the population?
Difference between a slur and a swear.
Comes down more to respect right?
“Hey, try not to use that word around me, I have issues with it. Can you find a different swear?”
Again, friends use it, don’t use it around Mrs D out of respect.
That misogyny is obviously not on people's minds when they use the word (hell, I know people who use it as a synonym for "bloke") but ultimately that doesn't matter. The same is true of the word Clarko used, people just drop it as an equivalent to "arseh*le" or "****wit" without it even crossing their mind that it is a homophobic slur. (Not a defence of Clarko, it IS homophobic).
Collard's word is somewhat different in that it remains tied up with notions of effeminacy and the idea that homosexual men are not "real men".