• Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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    19 hours ago

    “Sucking someone’s dick” is often used as a way to refer to someone sucking up to someone else in a way that isn’t explicable unless there were a secret relationship

    why would you immediately assume you understand its usage in every case?

    so why is sucking dick a thing requiring a secret relationship?

    also it seems like a specifically gendered expression, why wouldn’t you say “eating Russian pussy” if you wanted to imply that there’s some relationship

    It just scans as homophobic, just as calling trump/elon women as an insult reads as misogynistic.

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        19 hours ago

        I mean, I’ve been speaking English long enough that I think I’ve got a pretty good grasp, but I still am constantly surprised by regional idioms. This doesn’t seem to be the case here though.

        I still don’t see how your words aren’t bigotry just because you’re convinced you have a suitable target.

        You never really answered my question directly, why does sucking dick imply a secret/subservient relationship?

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            19 hours ago

            You said “subservient”, not me, so maybe also take that one to your therapist too. (this is clearly a word choice you would judge someone else for)

            quoting you:

            “Sucking someone’s dick” is often used as a way to refer to someone sucking up to someone else in a way that isn’t explicable unless there were a secret relationship

            you were the one who said that the expression “sucking dick” means “sucking up to someone else”- do people often “suck up to” their subordinates or their superiors?