Better call this entry 'Friday afternoon work dreadfulness' in order to stay work-safe

[westernind]

Appalling office politics taking place. I hates it, I hates it I do. But I'm guessing it happens wherever office moves are planned.

I also hate bullying managers. The technique used by this particular specimen is to state an assumption as a fact. If you point out that it's an assumption, he waits a few minutes, then states it again as a fact. When you challenge it again, he then labels you as unhelpful. Personally I think he suffers from being stressed and insecure in his job but I'm buggered if I'm letting it mess up my priorities.

And now, a rant on terminology which is not-worksafe. No, I mean it. Not work-safe.

Those closer to me will know that, inspired by the Vagina Monologues, I've been doing my bit to reclaim the word CUNT; if someone uses the word as a derogatory noun (invariably to describe a male person) in my presence, it triggers a happy-dreamy muttered free-association spielette: lovely rooound cunt, furry cunt, broown, friendly-vowelled, cunt-cunt-cunt, positive word for female genitalia. La la la. "Use words for the appropriately gendered genitalia to describe the lowlives of the relevant gender", is wot I sa. Seems only fair.

Cunts aside, ("Cunts aside! cuntcuntcunt, yo ho ho!") another term has recently crawled into my field of view.

Cocksucker. What's going on here, then? Why is 'cocksucker' a term of abuse? Don't you want your cocks sucked*? Isn't it a Good Thing?

Yeah, there's an element of disingenuity. I have a perfectly-formed opinion on why it's a term of abuse; I've never heard it used to describe a woman. So, I'd be interested to hear a defence. Is there anyone out there who's prepared to argue that 'cocksucker' is value-free and not at all homophobic?

Cocksucker! Let's reclaim the word!

One last thing. I could turn the comments function off. But I'm not gonna. Play nice, no overt abuse please. But do feel free to use the word COCKSUCKER as a term of praise and positive concordances. Or even CUNT. :-)

* this rhetorically addressed to those of you as have cocks not quims. Incidentally, 'quimsucker' is a neologism as yet, I would argue, free of negative connotations.


Can you tell it's Friday afternoon?

Comments

[zazuomgwtf.livejournal.com]

cunt is a lovely word, but I could do without cocks, sucked or otherwise.

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

I have only rarely heard a woman called a cunt, but in my experience it's even rarer for a woman to be called "a total cock" in the way so many men are. Perhaps we just abuse men more often?

[clarisinda.livejournal.com]

Any paricular manager? ;-) Actually, news travels fast round here, so I'd already heard you'd had a falling out with him ;-) FWIW, the seating plan thing has caused much heated discussion down here too, mostly because a certain DBA wants the best seat and will bully anyone and everyone to get it. I *think* we've agreed to draw lots, but I'm 99% certain I'll arrive on Monday morning to find she's already bagsed a corner and is not shifting for anyone :-/ Even the boss is not prepared to stand up to her.

Wanker

[irdm.livejournal.com]

How do people see these evolving as derogatory?
Other than some kind of sin thing,
I'd always presumed it was an indication of "limit to technical ability" rather than "acheivement".

[irdm.livejournal.com]

> I have a perfectly-formed opinion on why it's a term of abuse;

I have an opinion. But for the record...?

[agentinfinity.livejournal.com]

I often accuse people (,entities, and/or institutions) of sucking Satan's cock in hell. But that's Bill Hicks' fault.

I like swearing. It's fun and funny. But I'm far too tired to defend myself in the slightest. Words are gud.

Whilst I have been reading this thread there has been a gardening programme discussing trimming bushes into special shapes. Tee hee hee.

[jul1et.livejournal.com]

what floor have you been assigned to?