She did call in his license plate, so it is not unreasonable to assume the police would have harassed him at a later date.

Hey Kat, can I call people 'retards' and 'douchebags'? Those are my two favorites.

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Andy

If you're worried about the woman embellishing the story, saying that he pulled a knife on her or something (which may happen since she's obviously unhinged) then give him your phone number to call you as a witness in case of any problems.

Fail. The piggy is asking if you are with a group so he can find grounds to claim you aren't "legitimate" press, and again take away the camera. Don't fall for his trap.

Why not respond to a friendly question with a friendly answer? Piggies are evil, they are not friendly. Everything they do is designed around getting more money out of you. They represent violence and hate. The piggies are not your friends. Don't talk to them more than you absolutely have to. Nothing you say to them makes things better for you.

"Time for Norbert's flying lesson."

Regarding non-violence. It is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.

Ian, did you skip past the part where I said I was against the use of gendered insults? I (still) think it's wrong to insult a person based on *what s/he is* rather than based on *something s/he has done.* If I were going to describe a man I thought were ineffective and stupid, I would call him, *gasp*, ineffective and stupid! Or perhaps a government worker, but that's getting a little technical. Harridan, harpy, whore, bitch, slut, etc still fall under that category as well. The woman in the video acted like an obnoxious jackass. Calling her a 'harridan' attacks her not on the basis of what she did, but what her chromosomes say.

Ok, fine, 'dickwad' is a mean word for men. So how about some examples of the use of the word 'dickwad,' by women and some men, to harass and intimidate men for the purpose of keeping them within defined circles and out of participation in the social sphere? You may have trouble finding those examples. They don't exist. So, are you really, seriously trying to draw an equivalence between 'dickwad' and 'cunt'? I think you need to think about this a little harder.

You would use 'cocksucker' to denigrate a man? Think about what that means for you. I know you're an adult man, but I'm going to assume you're straight and you've been intimate with women. Do you find the act itself disgusting? Do you look down on anyone who does it? How do you feel about the women you've been with? I would call your use of that term more misogyny and homophobia than insulting toward men; the insult against masculinity in that word is to imply that the man is either a woman or gay. Once again, you really need to go back and consider what you're saying.

Now, let's get back to the crux of the argument. You're trying to convince me, and I suppose some others to an extent, that the use of words like 'bitch' and 'cunt' (and 'dickwad', 'cocksucker' and any other stupid ad hominem a grade-schooler would say) constitute acceptable discourse for people who want to live free of coercion, intimidation and action under duress to describe other people, specifically women, with whom they disagree.

That's rich.

Dictionary.com's definition:

Dickwad- a stupid and ineffective male.

So, if dickwad isn't insulting enough for you, because of it's "history and expansive, negative use", could you supply an insulting word for a man that does? How about cocksucker? Also, how well are you aware of the history of these words? Perhaps you aren't as attuned to them since you are not a male?

Harridan perfectly describes this woman. Had she not been a "scolding, vicious woman", she'd not rightly be described as a harridan.

In my own life, I try not to use gendered or racial insults (ie, "I'd never call a man/woman/white person/Hispanic person/etc this"), if I find the absolute need to insult some one directly. But for the sake of humoring the argument, how do you feel when you hear the word 'dickwad'? Is there sort of a deep feeling you can't describe, like a pang? Do you say 'ouch' and cringe internally? Do you think back at times when that word was used against you, spat at you while you walked down the street minding your own business, and followed up with laughter as you tried to brush it off? When some one you want to associate with uses it in such a cavalier manner to describe behavior s/he doesn't like, do you feel frustrated, like you're getting nowhere on the road together? Like you mean less because you're one of those things?

Or is it more funny? Words like 'dickwad' lack the history and expansive, negative use of bitch and cunt.

Harridan is another example of a insulting word created just for women. The list I created was hardly exhaustive. As I said, I don't like using gendered or racial insults.