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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by spujb@lemmy.cafe to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

*please note i deeply value and respect the vegan movement. i am just critical of how humorously it precipitates in online spaces, particularly this one. :)

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[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

It isn't. It's in reference to "having a stick up your ass", which means being uptight and overly serious. Because they are stiff, as though a firm rod had been run the length of their body.

People also mistakenly believe that to be a homophobic phrase too. Mind you, there's a slim distinction here. Telling someone to "shove it up your ass" could be considered homophobic, though I think of it as just rude. I feel like context would matter a lot here.

The youth today think everything insulting must be a slur of some kind and are obcesse with moral purity.

[-] Sop@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The youth today have nothing to do with it. It’s reactionaries who take a genuine issue (people using actual slurs) and apply it to situations that work in their favour (acting like ‘carnist’ or ‘cishet’ are slurs).

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