The French have a word for itâŠ
Regardless of whether the term is intrinsically homophobic, he stated it as the reason to dismiss the employee. âIâm not keeping him because heâs a homosexualâ is no better.
What is âPDâ short for?
The only non-homophobic explanation I can think of is âthe employee in question was a sapient bundle of sticks.â
I was unsure myself - but found it.
Itâs French SMS speak for pĂ©dĂ©. Though this is a shortening of pĂ©dĂ©raste it is only (mostly?) used as slur on male homosexuals.
Surprisingly, PD is not directly short for anything. It simply sounds the same as âpĂ©dĂ©â, which is short for âpĂ©dĂ©rasteâ.
How in the world did politicians from U.S. southern states infiltrate a French tribunal? Sneaky little bastards!
In Canadian french, we use âtapetteâ, or âfifiâ (older usage).
Edited to add: âŠor âfifâ. (Yes, we snicker when someone âpleads the fifââ).
#merde
(my complete French vocabulary)
âŠthe word wasnât a homophobic slur when used at a hair salon, where people are often gay.
Wow. The place I go just cuts hair.
The French have 257 different cheeses, that should tell you everything you need to know about the French. And I should know, Iâm French!
Or a bassoonist.
Dear the French:
If your main reasoning that a word is not homophobic is based upon a stereotype about the professions of homosexual men, the word is probably homophobic.
Sincerely,
Some Guy Online.
In the reasoning, the tribunal said: âIf we put it in the context of the field of hairdressing, the council considers that the term âfaggotâ used by a manager cannot be considered as a homophobic insult, because hair salons regularly employ gay people, notably in female hairdressers, and that poses no problem at all.â
@SpunkyTWS â thanks for that clip, powerful stuff. Good(?) to know, too, where âflaming faggotâ comes from.
Bigotry aside that argument makes my head hurt.
If it had been âYou joined < famously rough reactionary field without a single out gay guy>. How exactly did you expect that to go over?â then that would have been messed up but at least somewhat internally consistent.
it feels much different if you are the one being called it, iâve found.
Hey, I happen to consider that huge variety of cheeses a plus because I love cheese! Seriously a nice slice of mimolette is something De Gaulle and I could bond over.
The French tribunalâs ruling brings to mind Eddie Izzardâs line âI like the French but they can be kinda French sometimes.â
A truer statement has never been said.
