University of Colorado President Hoffman says slur can be "term of endearment"
But, the spokesperson said, because Hoffman is a medieval scholar, she is aware of the long history of the word. She said it was not always a negative term.
Yeah well, the swastika didn't always represent what it does now and a lot of people take issue with the pentagram. But, we're talking about the here and now and I think a lot has to do with intent, not mere meaning. A lot of words have double meanings, it's all in the intent.
Someone please give me one example of when this word would be as an endearment? I not shy, nor naive and most of the time I'm told that my mind is in the gutter, honestly I have a summer home there, but never, never have I heard anyone use this word as an endearment. Even if you put "sexy" or "beautiful" or "you have the best in the world" in front of it, it ain't happening.
C U Next Tuesday Ms Hoffman.
Update - I ran this past a few guys at work last night - overall reaction - "Yeah, right!"
Posted by Mickey at June 15, 2004 3:10 PM