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Deminpenn

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18. This is my pet peeve. Honey, darling, sweetie, dear and so on

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 11:11 AM

Mar 2021

are just such condescending terms when said to women by total strangers or service employees. Women feel just as comfortable using these terms as me. But you rarely, if ever, hear men called sweetie, honey, dear, etc.

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Cuomo Tells Supporter He's Not Resigning: 'I'm Not Going Anywhere, Darling' [View all] Polybius Mar 2021 OP

You're having fun with all this aren't you. tenderfoot Mar 2021 #1

ROFL greenjar_01 Mar 2021 #17

Probably not the best choice of words at this point in his careeer Steelrolled Mar 2021 #2

He said it to a woman who professed "love" for him. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #13

Thank you Gov Cuomo!! Budi Mar 2021 #3

The fact that this is newsworthy is really sad. hamsterjill Mar 2021 #4

I proudly am a full supporter of Andrew Cuomo Boydog Mar 2021 #5

Roger Stone. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #14

It can be cute to use torius Mar 2021 #9

+1 dalton99a Mar 2021 #12

precisely, and neither should Cuomo resign - not before a full investigation is done. onetexan Mar 2021 #20

How dare he call a woman darling. Off with his head! redstateblues Mar 2021 #6

Boylan is an accused harasser & bully by coworkers...in personnel reports caber09 Mar 2021 #7

She's openly bullying other politicians and NY officials to impeach Nixie Mar 2021 #8

At this moment I have no problem with his remaining until the next election when the voters can cstanleytech Mar 2021 #10

ya darn skippy buddy Roc2020 Mar 2021 #11

He's stuck in 1985 twodogsbarking Mar 2021 #15

Full investigation first Karma13612 Mar 2021 #16

This is my pet peeve. Honey, darling, sweetie, dear and so on Deminpenn Mar 2021 #18

Stay and Fight Cuomo IamHappy Mar 2021 #19