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   From: green_knight@greenknight.org.uk.invalid   
      
   Brian M. Scott wrote:   
      
   > You should be asking whether the origin comes to   
   > mind when the phrases are used.  That varies by person and   
   > context; at least with 'pansy-ass' it frequently does not,   
   > and I have the impression that some may in fact not even   
   > know its origin.   
      
   I did not know it's origin, in fact, I cannot recall hearing that   
   precise term before, but it's so blindingly obvious a formation that I   
   did not need that knowledge.   
      
      
      
   > It seems to me that you are assuming that the problem is on   
   > the writer's end and refusing to consider the possibility   
   > that it might be on the reader's end.   
      
   I think that, when using terms that create a wide-ranging consensus as   
   to their offensiveness, a writer ought to be aware - particularly if the   
   term is as transparent as the one in question - and take responsibility   
   for it.   
      
   And I think it's important for people to point out that what someone   
   else wrote sounds sexist/racist/homophobic in a polite and grown-up   
   manner. This is not about being PC, but about awareness.   
      
   After all, there are plenty of neutral terms that could have been used.   
      
      
   Catja   
      
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