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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's also about implying promiscuity, but yeah the terminology was definitely an effective bit of rhetorical warfare, most people use it out of habit without considering the implications.

[-] 1847953620@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

fair, I never used that word not because of any knowledge of negative connotation, but because it just seemed off, like it was never really the right word. Seeing you describe the potential negative connotations certainly will make me more careful.

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