rosebeaches:

me, using a Trader Joe’s® Hand Stretched Rosemary Bread Stick as a faux cigarette: *turns to you in slow motion, eyes nonchalant* oh… hey.. didn’t see you there.. i was too busy using this Trader Joe’s® Hand Stretched Rosemary Bread Stick as a faux cigarette… not like you would do anything about that *i let out a shrill laugh, turning back to high five one of the members of my Clique, a bird steals my bread stick*

disgustinganimals:

phantom-librarian

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“are you one of those pussies who are afraid of animals so you take…”

“Pussy” is shorthand for “pusillanimous”, which means coward. Just because it’s also slang for part of a woman (it’s also another word for cat) doesn’t mean it’s misogynistic. In the context of the ask, anon is clearly referring to the first definition, so your response is a bit excessive.

how people commonly use a word matters as much as (or more than) it’s “original intention”. there’s a word that was once used to describe a bundle of firewood, but its origin doesn’t matter so much as how it’s used today to bring shock and judgment in its wake. if you don’t want to carry the burden of global connotations, use clearer language. say “coward.” say “wimp.” don’t be lazy.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pussy

this isn’t a new or novel concept, folks. fun fact, the word “bunny” is shorthand for rabbit because people used to call them “coneys” (pronounced: cunnies) as per their latin naming, but people stopped using it because it was too easily confused with a crude term for something else. words don’t live in a vacuum.