I dunno, Ryan. The last time someone called me a badass, it was very definitely meant as an insult cloaked as a compliment. I would not subject any article subject to such an adjective.
RIsker/Anne On 21 February 2016 at 19:12, Ryan Kaldari <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Unless my vision has completely eroded, I do not see the word "cunt" >> anywhere in that article, Ryan. Nobody on this list has ever said that >> calling someone a cunt is a good thing. >> > > I was referring to the common defense of that term on English Wikipedia > (which I imagine you are familiar with). It's hard to notice the outcry > against Keilana's Op-ed and the acceptance of other editors' use of the > C-word (sorry, Fae)[1] without feeling like there is some kind of > double-standard. > > What I do not understand is why anyone on this list would think that >> calling someone a "badass" is a good thing. >> > > According to Wiktionary it means "Having extreme appearance, attitude, or > behavior that is considered admirable." Synonyms are listed as "cool" and > "awesome".[2] It's obviously slang, but still sounds like a compliment to > me. > > 1. > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Communicating_on_Wikipedia_while_female > 2. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/badass#Adjective > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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