Since when is "dick" a slur?

Edited:
I see most places reporting this don't say Halperin slurred Obama, just that he insulted him.

Only Yahoo news, in their initial headline, and Hollywood Reporter.com termed it a slur.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/obama-slur-mark-halperin-keep-207298

Just what is a "slur"? Well, the n-word is a slur, that's why anyone who isn't black can't say it.

The online news article that said that Mark Halperin of MSNBC had referred to Obama as a "dick" because of his behavior during yesterday's press conference did not say Halperin said the "d-word". No, they spelled out "dick."

"Dick" isn't a slur, it's an insult.

I can see Halperin being suspended for a week over this, but he was suspended "indefinitely." Obviously MSNBC is waiting on public opinion. If enough people email in and say "dick" is not a slur, he'll be reinstated. If too many people email in and say that Halperin is a racist, he will lose his job.

The worst thing about this whole situation is that instead of Halperin standing up for himself, he's apologizing. Halperin - you didn't "slur" Obama, you pointed out that he was a "dick," an insult or descripton of behavior which 90% of American males and probably 70% of American females under a certain age use every day to descrbe someone who has behaved in some way that they don't like.

To call it a slur (which is how the headline read, "Halperin Suspended Indefinitely Over Slur" is ridiculous.

Next thing you know if someone calls Obama "effete" he'll be suspended. (No, effete does not mean effemininate.)
Effete means (for those folks in Rio Linda):
1. lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
2. exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out: an effete political force.
3. unable to produce; sterile.


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