cheeselogger Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 goal-oriented  gifted Quote Link to comment
between2feet Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Sissy~ is also a pejorative for a boy or man to indicate or imply that he is like a sister, that is, effeminate and fails to behave according to the traditional male gender role. Generally, it implies a lack of the courage and stoicism which are thought important to the male role. It might also imply interests seen as strikingly un-masculine. This pejorative may be given to anyone as an insult. Several variations, such as "sissy boy" or "sissy baby", exist and any term can become pejorative or insulting if preceded by sissy and applied to a boy or a man. Sissy is the male converse of tomboy, but has none of the latter's positive connotations. Even amongst gay men, behaviour thought of as sissy or camp produces mixed reactions. Some men reclaim the term for themselves; see also genderqueer. Quote Link to comment
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