Gay rights groupe, Egale Canada, is raising a stink about Mike Milbury's use of the term "pansification" on Hockey Night in Canada in a discussion about banning fighting. The word, according to the organization, is a "derogatory, stereotypical slur". But, as my brother points out, many people would consider the term offensive to women, not gays. In common use, a "pansy" is a "girly man". The term is not directly associated with homosexuals in today's language. There are plenty of other terms used for that purpose, most of which begin with the letter 'f'. So by making a big stink, isn't Egale Canada merely reminding everyone that the term 'pansy' was originally a gay slur?
Don Cherry has come out (pun intended) against the use of the term and in support of homosexuals in sport. Of course, his reference to the "head of the gays", in typical Cherry eloquence, made me laugh.
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