Calling trans woman a 'wanker' is discrimination, tribunal suggests

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[–]ClassroomPast6178 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Are you British?

[–]Wanderingthehalls 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Irish

[–]ClassroomPast6178 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Ahh ok. Is there a difference in the way ‘wanker’ is used in Ireland?

To my South London-raised ear it sounds really weird on the few occasions I’ve heard it used about/to women, all by either non-native Brits or by foreigners. The misuse of ‘wanker’ and ‘bollocks’ are a couple of the things that really grate in US tv and films when they either have a stereotypical Brit or have a trip to London. From memory, Don Cheadle in Ocean’s Eleven is one of the worst I think, although I’ve not seen it for about 20 years.

[–]Wanderingthehalls 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

There's possibly a slight difference but apart from the fact that we apparently swear a bit more, and have a few uniquely Irish phrases, our use of British swear words will be pretty similar. Maybe it's a case that men only use wanker for other men but women use it for both? There is a thread on this case on mumsnet and pretty much all the posters are saying they use wanker for men and women.

[–]ClassroomPast6178 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe it's a case that men only use wanker for other men but women use it for both?

Ahh, that’s an interesting point I hadn’t considered.