Timeline for Word for something (e.g. a group of friends) being male-dominated?
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| Oct 6, 2017 at 15:25 | comment | added | thumbtackthief | @ViktorMellgren Gotcha. That makes sense. | |
| Oct 6, 2017 at 13:57 | comment | added | Viktor Mellgren | @thumbtackthief, Flater: Homophobic was maybe not the correct term to use, but what I was after was the situation where you for example arrange a board game night or whatever and your (male)friend arrives and sees only guys, he calls sausage fest, and somewhat implying that there are "homo-cooties" in the air. (Maybe this is a cultural nuance for the equivalent Swedish word korvfest). This being said, it could be considered non appropriate at times whereas male-dominated is the safe bet and also universally understood. | |
| Oct 5, 2017 at 20:34 | comment | added | barbecue | Regardless of any potentially sexist/homophobic connotations, sausage fest/party is a crude idiom, and may not be appropriate for all audiences. | |
| Oct 5, 2017 at 16:43 | comment | added | thumbtackthief | @Flater Agreed... if you know of any sausage-parties in the area, give them my number. Please and thank you. | |
| Oct 5, 2017 at 16:40 | comment | added | thumbtackthief | @ViktorMellgren I'm gay and also don't see the homophobia here (which doesn't mean you're wrong). Sexist, sure. Can you elaborate? | |
| Oct 5, 2017 at 15:48 | comment | added | Flater | @ViktorMellgren: The only way I can see somewhat of a homophobic undertone is if you say something like "oh, I know Mike would just love to spend all night at a sausage fest". And even then it remains arguable, since the statement is only calling Mike gay, it's not necessarily saying anything bad about being gay. | |
| Oct 5, 2017 at 15:43 | comment | added | Flater | @ViktorMellgren: I'm struggling to find a homophobic undertone in your example, regardless of intonation. "Sausage fest" does not in any way imply anything about the sexual preference of the attendees (not even necessarily that of the speaker, e.g. I could call our office party a sausage fest without necessarily implying that I'm trying to pick up women there). | |
| Oct 5, 2017 at 13:55 | comment | added | Viktor Mellgren | Sausage party/fest can have a slightly homophobic/sexist feel to it if you don't have a sarcastic tone. I've most often heard it by (single)guys going to a party/gathering and expect there to be girls there to hit on. At least I feel a bit uncomfortable hearing it. | |
| Oct 5, 2017 at 3:05 | comment | added | G Tony Jacobs | It has been a “sausage party”, also works. | |
| Oct 5, 2017 at 0:26 | history | answered | Rupert Morrish | CC BY-SA 3.0 |