08-31-2012, 02:05 PM
I just got up and haven't had breakfast yet so I'm sure I can be much more helpful later on when I manage to get back to this (remind me if I forget for more than a day).
Generally speaking, dyke is not offensive in the USA save among the older lesbians. Many even embrace it with pride now. Granted, it can become very offensive if you put enough venom and contempt into your tone, but then again so can, "Hey you!" It also means "lesbian" in general though the older lesbians sometimes mean it as a more masculine lesbian.
Anyway, I do plan to come back with probably another one of my TLDR (Too Long Don't Read) posts that explain a lot more about terms and symbols, but for now here are 2 very amusing (well, at least for those of us in lesbian culture) that can introduce you to some words, terms, and concepts (keep in mind these are done for fun so there is some exaggeration & hyperbole for comedic effect):
Oh, yes, if you wanna be able to talk with many lesbians then watch The L Word, a show written mostly by lesbians for lesbians. Though mostly restricted to the West Hollywood scene (though interviews showed the show missed a lot of actual lesbian culture there, but then the show did frequently hint at other lesbian cliques that only rarely mixed with them) it's also a very good (hilarious, tragically sad, and sometimes very accurate, though at other times it's definitely pure TV and/or WTF), and also uses many lesbian terms (and usually has someone ask what it means for the benefit of the audience that may not know).
Generally speaking, dyke is not offensive in the USA save among the older lesbians. Many even embrace it with pride now. Granted, it can become very offensive if you put enough venom and contempt into your tone, but then again so can, "Hey you!" It also means "lesbian" in general though the older lesbians sometimes mean it as a more masculine lesbian.
Anyway, I do plan to come back with probably another one of my TLDR (Too Long Don't Read) posts that explain a lot more about terms and symbols, but for now here are 2 very amusing (well, at least for those of us in lesbian culture) that can introduce you to some words, terms, and concepts (keep in mind these are done for fun so there is some exaggeration & hyperbole for comedic effect):
Oh, yes, if you wanna be able to talk with many lesbians then watch The L Word, a show written mostly by lesbians for lesbians. Though mostly restricted to the West Hollywood scene (though interviews showed the show missed a lot of actual lesbian culture there, but then the show did frequently hint at other lesbian cliques that only rarely mixed with them) it's also a very good (hilarious, tragically sad, and sometimes very accurate, though at other times it's definitely pure TV and/or WTF), and also uses many lesbian terms (and usually has someone ask what it means for the benefit of the audience that may not know).
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