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Has anyone noticed...
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:10 pm
by The J.A.M.
That not once in the comic (as far as I know) has Millie nor her mother ever been called "vixens"?
The closest would have been in this cameo here:
http://mynarskiforest.purrsia.com/xsl99_46.htm
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:12 pm
by Sage
I noticed, but I never really bothered to think about it cause... well... I have some... bad memories with a certain person.
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:13 pm
by Tom Flapwell
Well, it's not all that often that characters even mention species. Maybe a term as specific as "vixen" is politically incorrect, like "negress" or "pickaninny." Or maybe DCS just avoids the word because it sounds uncomfortably salacious.
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:51 pm
by Kyler Thatch
"Vixen" has all the wrong connotations for Millie and Ms. Mudd anyway.
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:58 pm
by osprey
"Vixen" has all the wrong connotations for Millie and Ms. Mudd anyway.
Agreed.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:45 am
by Doc Sigma
Calling Millie a vixen would be like calling a cute 10-year-old female anthro canine furry a bitch.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:00 am
by datherman
"Vixen" has all the wrong connotations for Millie and Ms. Mudd anyway.
Agreed.
Agreed x2. My vote goes for this being the reason it's never been used.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:02 am
by Mista_B
Are... are they... 'foxy'?
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:26 am
by The J.A.M.
Well, technically, they (and all the other vulpines in that strip) would be considered foxy ladies...
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:33 am
by Steve the Pocket
Calling Millie a vixen would be like calling a cute 10-year-old female anthro furry a bitch.
You left out the word "dog/canine" in that sentence. Anywho, this brings up interesting questions. Would "bitch" be considered the equivalent of a racial slur, in a furry world?
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:51 am
by dcsimpson
Actually, I didn't know until I looked at this thread that I'd never used that term.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:41 pm
by Doc Sigma
Calling Millie a vixen would be like calling a cute 10-year-old female anthro furry a bitch.
You left out the word "dog/canine" in that sentence. Anywho, this brings up interesting questions. Would "bitch" be considered the equivalent of a racial slur, in a furry world?
Holy crap, I left out the ONE MOST IMPORTANT WORD in my post! The one which actually made it make sense! AAaahh. *goes back and edits post*
But, that is a fascinating question. I bet that bitch would be a "racial slur"... and "vixen" might be as well. Although for some reason in my mind I am guessing that in a furry world, vixen would be a more mild slur than bitch... in fact, I bet that vixen would be like bitch in our world, and bitch would be like "the N word" in our world.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:17 pm
by Bocaj Claw
In the spirit of bored inquiry, I wonder if the phrasing "crazy like a fox" exists in OM world.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:10 pm
by Tom Flapwell
Actually, I didn't know until I looked at this thread that I'd never used that term.
Maybe it just happens not to be a big part of your functional vocabulary. That's understandable.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:41 pm
by Doc Sigma
In the spirit of bored inquiry, I wonder if the phrasing "crazy like a fox" exists in OM world.
Yeah, but it would probably be considered racist, or at least in extremely poor taste. Think of various English expressions that mention a specific race. Not very nice. Probably the same idea in Fursylvania.