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The new slang teens use to insult boys who are 'too nice' to girls

Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends in Atlanta.

But when she picked him up from school in mid-January and her eighth grader told her he was being called a "simp," Shannon, who's only using her first name to protect her son's identity, didn't know what to think.

"He's telling me this and I'm driving and I'm trying to make sense of it," she said. "I'd never heard the word."
"He told me, 'It basically means that I'm just being nice to girls because I like them,'" she said. "I was like, wait, my kid is being picked on for being nice to girls?"

Her son had told her he'd recently been put in the "friend zone" by one of the girls, who made it clear she wasn't interested in dating him. They had continued to be friendly.

The new slang teens use to insult boys who are 'too nice' to girls

Tags: Bullying, Choices, Competition, Entertainment, Language, Parental Burden, Parental Crime, Parental Responsibility, Warning, Women In Charge, Words, Youth

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20-Feb-2021

Another study shows homophobic language isn’t linked to rejection of gay athletes

Another new study from Monash University again demonstrates that athletes using gay slurs don’t mean to convey messages of homophobia to their teammates, and in fact believe their teams would be welcoming places for gay athletes.

The study focused on 146 semi-professional ice hockey players in Australia. The sample group included a good mix of players from North America, Europe and Australia.

One of the most illuminating parts of the study looked at why athletes use gay slurs. Some of the results:

55% because they want to make people laugh
46% think the language is normal, so no one thinks about it
6% want to insult or bully others who are gay
1% say they are homophobic

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Tags: All Rights, Entertainment, Environment, Homophobia, Inclusion, Language, Men, Poll, Preference, Self Interest, Sexual Harassment, Sports, Treatment

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20-Jun-2019

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