HOOKER or HOOKTARD?

[Missy Mariposa]

I'm not offended by either, but hooktard makes me roll my eyes for some reason. I love hooker though

[Guest052115-1]

When I was in high school I used to do a lot of volunteer work with the Special Olympics and work with mentally handicapped kids at our school. Thus, I formed an opinion of the word "tard" very early. I find the term "tard" to be very offensive. Its a way of degrading people. Its name calling. I find name calling to be very cheap/easy and loathe name calling.

[JONBALLS]

well...... I was just noticing a few "DISTRAUGHT" males actually in upstate that feel the harsh terms are driving away all the hookers/hooktards....we have some VERY sensitive guys over there so I thought to myself why not just throw it out there to some real women of the trade..thanks

oh yah, and pyramider started it all..again medelling in upstate affairs of the heart!

great lunch break, Im going back to work...carry on

[whitechocolate]

While the providers dont seems to mind the use of the term "hooker" as it is a rather colorful word for what the do, most of the time it is used by the guys who use it in a negative way which may apply to many of the gals but not to all. Most of the gals dont mind what you call them as long as they make money doing it.

[Sweetiepie]

When I hear the term "hooker" I instantly think of a woman who offers sex to support her drug habit, which I would take an offense to. Courtesan or being an escort is a creative art that has a hint of softness and class. Now if someone called me a hooktard I would just laugh in their face. That is is effing halarious!!!

[Doove]

Originally Posted by 4karlos

Note: Some words don't have room for the intentionality swing, whichever it is the situation or context they become a strike against the adressed person. One of those words Retarded/Retard..I find it insulting no matter what. So if Hooktard is a compound of Hooker & Retard then it is definitely a NO NO!

Amen. Admittedly, I used to use the word 'retard' on occasion, like most people thinking it was a funny way to poke at people who do stupid things. Then i read a column from a Buffalo woman in the local paper. In it she mentioned how hurtful it was, as the mother of a mentally handicapped child, to be out in public and overhear someone say to a friend "you're a retard" and have to listen to them start laughing about it.

From then on i vowed to never use the term again as a means of poking fun at someone - especially in public.

Originally Posted by JONBALLS

well...... I was just noticing a few "DISTRAUGHT" males actually in upstate that feel the harsh terms are driving away all the hookers/hooktards....we have some VERY sensitive guys over there so I thought to myself why not just throw it out there to some real women of the trade..thanks

So....i inspired you to start a poll, eh?

Some girls will have no problem with the term, as evidenced by the comments. I'm ok with that. But ye of the 18 lifetime bans, it doesn't surprise me that you fail to understand that some girls very well could have a problem with the term - even if the intent of its use is simply to allow the user to feel like one of the cool kids on here.

[JONBALLS]

Originally Posted by Doove

So....i inspired you to start a poll, eh?

Some girls will have no problem with the term, as evidenced by the comments. I'm ok with that..

I dont think you have a choice, of course you have to be ok with the truth, I am happy to ablige

the rest of it was maybe get some art therapy for the high school post traumatic stress. ..IDK..good luck with all that..

[JONBALLS]

Originally Posted by cumalot

I agree wordsmith, there is no charge for spell checks. Why not use it jonball?....

why the fuck would I care to bother,, this illiterate tard has you tapping out at least 3x,s per thread, You shouldnt be so hard on yourself..

[JONBALLS]

Originally Posted by Sweet N Little

"neither" offend me, I think of hooktard as just a silly label, I am not into name calling/labeling (except when provoked lol) so I seldom use any of the words, ladies, guys etc works for me, I see no reason to use any derogatory label, but that's just me

But just for the record Jonballs, your name offends me, so that's Miss Hooker to you

you can call me ONEBALL if it rolls off your tounge easier HOT n HOT

[MrGiz]

Originally Posted by Doove

Amen. Admittedly, I used to use the word 'retard' on occasion, like most people thinking it was a funny way to poke at people who do stupid things. Then i read a column from a Buffalo woman in the local paper. In it she mentioned how hurtful it was, as the mother of a mentally handicapped child, to be out in public and overhear someone say to a friend "you're a retard" and have to listen to them start laughing about it.

From then on i vowed to never use the term again as a means of poking fun at someone - especially in public.



So....i inspired you to start a poll, eh?

Some girls will have no problem with the term, as evidenced by the comments. I'm ok with that. But ye of the 18 lifetime bans, it doesn't surprise me that you fail to understand that some girls very well could have a problem with the term - even if the intent of its use is simply to allow the user to feel like one of the cool kids on here.

A rarity... but +1

The whole "tard" thing seems to be a SETEX sheeple kinda thing to me...

[4karlos]

Originally Posted by Stick1969

When I was in high school I used to do a lot of volunteer work with the Special Olympics and work with mentally handicapped kids at our school. Thus, I formed an opinion of the word "tard" very early. I find the term "tard" to be very offensive. Its a way of degrading people. Its name calling. I find name calling to be very cheap/easy and loathe name calling.

Kudos for having dedicated time to the Special Olympics and for the firm rejection to the term in question.

THUMBS UP!

[4karlos]

For now, basically 66.66% (2 third of the respondants) find Hooktard to be offensive.

I truely find it odd that some people are permissive with the term.

[JONBALLS]

yah but 15 of the 19, I bet, are just overly sensitive guys

[JDNorthface]

I have a son with autism. He is truly one of the kindest souls you'll ever meet. Whether he knows you or not, he would run into the middle of rush hour traffic to help you if you needed it. Are there any among us who would call him a 'tard?

There are some things in this world that have no need even being called into question. "Hooktard" may be tolerated by some but I have no understanding of how it could ever be interpreted as anything but disrespectful.

[thx]

Oops, sorry, I was not following instructions. (I didn't see the part that ladies only should do the poll)

Myself, find any word that is disrespectful can be offensive.