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In reply to the discussion: A Plague of Pearl Clutching: How clutch the pearls became a lady blogosphere cliché. [View all]backscatter712
(26,355 posts)25. Exactly. It describes the kind of douchebag...
That pretends to be offended when you say something that's even slightly "politically incorrect" and then uses their "offense" as a weapon to shut people down.
They're not really offended, they're just using what you said as an excuse to bully.
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A Plague of Pearl Clutching: How clutch the pearls became a lady blogosphere cliché. [View all]
ellisonz
Feb 2012
OP
I don't find it offensive. Perhaps because it so perfectly decribes republican faux outrage.
msanthrope
Feb 2012
#3
discussion does not need to rise, anywhere. it is used immediately. used in a manner to denigrade,
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#12
Certainly misogynist in origin but it seems to have become a more neutral term with use. nt
TBF
Feb 2012
#10
Smelling salts. I mean, the only time I've ever seen them used were on hetero men who had
msanthrope
Feb 2012
#26
Pearl-clutching is no longer about gender, sexual orientation, or even pearls
rocktivity
Feb 2012
#41
Ironically, the very first time I heard the expression was on the TV show "The First 48"
rocktivity
Feb 2012
#36