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Originally Posted by OldButStillGoing
The question has come up before Annie. Calling a woman a male horse is just not right.
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True.
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Originally Posted by str8.2.bbbj
It's cultural.
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True also. But that doesn't mean it isn't a dumb use of the word.
If makes as much sense as calling women roosters (or cocks).
The basic reasoning is "We first made this mistake a long time ago. So, now we are going to continue to make this time-honored mistake".
For some reason, the name "Washington Redskins" just popped into my mind.