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the one where ross says a slur
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The one that still gets me, and mostly because in this day and age of 2026 it still doesn't get as much homophobic backlash as I feel it clearly deserves is the pejorative: cocksucker.
In my anecdotal experience, 99.55% of the time, it's leveraged against men and used as a homophobic slur.
But even so, is sucking cock really that terrible of a thing to do? The vast majority of people with a cock enjoy the service. We literally celebrate the people who do it well for us personally, in most cases.
Why is it used as a slur?
Anyway, I'm off to suck some cock, see ya'll later.
Safe travels, cocksucker!
(Mods, please don't ban me. Please observe the context. Oh my god please jesus don't do it)
That was pretty funny..safe travels indeed.
It usually implies that whoever is giving head is being taken advantage of.
i.e. They got swindled by some shitty male into pleasing said male at the cost of their own dignity.
It doesn't happen always, but it happens often enough for the act to be seen as degrading.
I took it to mean that the person referred to is an opportunist of sorts. A man who will perform said act on another man for some kind of benefit, despite being straight or disliking that man.
George Carlin (who is idolized and rightly so, mostly) had a line in one of his standup specials where he said "you show me a tropical fruit and I'll show you a cocksucker from Guatemala". Homophobia was just so normalized back then (this was the '80s). Eddie Murphy had a whole routine (which he has since apologized for, to his credit) imagining Mr. T as a homosexual ("Hey boy you lookin' mighty cute in them jeans!"). Robin Williams (also idolized here) routinely acted gay for the humor value of it (such as it was).
Yep! And that's part of the culture I grew up in and came to age in. Media that demonized and mocked gay men (and really all gay people), even otherwise progressive and lighthearted media.
It was damaging to me as a child. More so than a lot of people could ever realize.
Also disheartening is that a lot of my super religious family will use the term cocksucker as a derogatory statement right in front of me, knowing I'm gay. These are the same exact people who literally freak out and act like you've shot their mother in front of them if you say the word "fuck" or "god damn".
Cocksucker is just a good word to say; in my language the word for Cancer (yes we curse with that) is used in the same way and is also very controversial.
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes.
I’m interested in the viewpoints of gay men on this. I’m happy to retire the term (I don’t even know if I’ve ever actually used it), but it would be good to know if folks are actually getting offended by it.
In modern times I take it to be derogatory in an “involuntary submissive” context. One who sucks cock not because they want to, but because they are in some situation where they must.
A mouth is a mouth so you might be onto something
Easiest way to push their buttons. One may not care if another sucks cock, but if they’re insecure like these folks, then it is very effective.
Growing up, the worst thing you could be was a guy who liked other dudes. Being called a fag and cocksucker was just like "casual" insults, the way Australians call someone a cunt.
I kind of like when it's reclaimed. Like someone calling themselves a fag or a whore.
Because usually the bully ends up getting even more mad.
And likely figured out they aren't as flexible as they'd like.
interestingly, it's less about flexibility and more about 'strength.' There was a how-to guide a while ago that emphasized the method of 'hands behind thighs' to pull oneself to that point. Leverage and body mechanics make it pretty difficult, and flexibility isn't even half of the battle.
While the issue you bring up is legit....what sitcom ever used that word? I feel like that would only ever be in an R rated movie
Sopranos is pretty funny I guess