Could this be the end of "That's So Gay"?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Hmm, can't say I agree with "sissy" or "prissy" being demeaning to women. The concept is that you're a man acting like a woman. Is it an insult to men to say a woman is being "manly"? You're not saying being manly is a bad thing in itself.

Of course all the above stuff isn't good because it's judgemental etc, but I find them minor offenses, depending on context. If you're calling someone a sissy because they're making a big deal out of having to clean a toilet, then yeah, they're being a sissy. If you're calling them a sissy because they like art, then yeah, lame.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Is it an insult to men to say a woman is being "manly"? You're not saying being manly is a bad thing in itself.

What about if someone says a woman is "butch" or a "bull dyke"? I think that's kinda mean.

But there's a double-standard involved. It's okay for women to be like men, it's not okay for a man to be like a woman.

There's a Madonna song about it.

Girls can wear jeans
And cut their hair short
Wear shirts and boots
cause its ok to be a boy
But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading
cause you think that being a girl is degrading
But secretly youd love to know what its like
Wouldnt you
What it feels like for a girl

[3894]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

But there's a double-standard involved. It's okay for women to be like men, it's not okay for a man to be like a woman.

It's okay by this middleaged married Midwestern mom, for whatever that's worth. As Carol Ann says to Vida Boheme in "To Wong Foo", "I know that I am very fortunate to have a lady friend who just happens to have an Adam's apple."