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[–] [email protected] 72 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

For context, afaik UK people sometimes call women "birds". Similar to "chicks". Adds another layer to the comic.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

That's the layer though?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I've always enjoyed "Broad" as a slang term for women.

It's old-timey & just misogynistic enough that people can't tell if you're for real or making a joke.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

people can't tell if you're for real or making a joke.

Huh, you don’t say.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

FWIW, I've only ever said it jokingly, usually accompanied with a looney toons gangster accent and several "Nyeahs".

I did feel bad for laughing once in the gym locker room when someone described a female bodybuilder as "The Broad broad," because I really don't think he meant it jokingly or he would have said it to her face.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I like the term broad, but not for misogyny adjacent reasons