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I'll start: "Shoving x down our throats"

the amount of people who have told me i'm one of the good ones because "at least you don't shove gayness down our throats," or "i'm fine with it if they dont shove it down our throats" has made me cringe whenever i hear that phrase used in any context, even harmlessly. how about you guys?

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[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 18 points 9 months ago

I think this one has gotten so far from its roots as to be unrecognizable - people call their own kids goober. language is wild