How come ****-sucker is about the worst name you can call somebody,

[raccoon]

And yet, many men--need I finish the sentence?

[LostinVA]

1. It's homophobic -- it's the same as calling someone a f**got

[LeftyMom]

3. That's why

Nobody ever calls women that.

[Haole Girl]

7. I've been called that

Cross my heart... but as an airline employee I don't think there is a single name I haven't been called! ;-)

[BlueIris]

2. Because our language is patriarchal, which is at root both misogynist and homophobic.

[southpaw]

4. David Mamet used the term 'Cocksucking Dike' in one of his plays

I remember being totally puzzled by that.

[DarkTirade]

6. ... that's just confusing.

[mitchum]

5. Not according to Lenny Bruce...

and for the very reason you alluded to

edit: typo