(01-13-2020 10:51 AM)mrbig Wrote:  I think "skank" is a sexist term that shouldn't be directed at a woman in any circumstance. You can disagree, 69/70/75 certainly disagrees. I just don't see what it gains anyone, other than offending people. Why purposefully use hurtful language toward others? I took a friend (who was a Bernie supporter) to task during the 2016 primary for using similar language on Facebook about Hillary. I never used that kind of language about Palin when she was on the Republican ticket in 2008 (or since) and I would never use it toward Haley (or any other woman running for President) in the future. Guess I am just old fashioned.

It's an English word that as a well-understood meaning, and Harris fits that meaning. Technically, I suppose "whore" or "prostitute" fits better, but they all fit. Harris had no hesitancy to ruin the lives of drug users who had done noting more than what she was doing herself. There needs to be a special place in hell for people like that. She needs offending, and deserves it.

I would never use that language to describe Hillary or Palin or Haley or Pelosi or Susan Collins or any woman without Harris's history.