re: #530 Cato the Elder

Is it misandry to call a male pol a dick, a prick or a putz?

No, it is not. Because there aren’t thousands of years of history reducing men to only their genitalia and valuing them only in terms of their genitalia.

And the original discussion was about calling women whores— which you will know was once one of the only ‘professions’ available to women— and still is, for poor women, one of their only options. In effect, calling a woman a whore reduces her status once again to that of her genitalia— as well as implying that that she has nothing but her genitalia to offer, or justify her position.

Cato, you’re really too smart for this. I know you know all this.