Is the word "breeder" offensive?

[Ben]

I'm about to make some sites with (allegedly ) straight guys. I've used the word "straight" for my site titles too many times.

So I'm wondering whether the word "breeder" is an offensive or perfectly normal term for a heterosexual man? I think I've come across collocations such as "hot breeder cum" more than a few times. If the term is derogatory in the same way "fag" is, I'll avoid it at all costs. But for now I just don't know.

English isn't my mother tongue.. that's the reason I'm asking.

[Lee]

Its not a word i would choose to use.

Personally i liken it to the word 'fag' myself.

Regards,

Lee

[Ben]

Thanks Lee.

[Ben]

Speaking of which, could someone suggest some non-offensive synonyms for heterosexual / straight men that can be used for gay porn sites?

[Lee]

No probs you might wanna see what a few others have to say on the subject too

As alternatives why use the following..

Hetro
Hetrosexual
Married
STR8
Engaged
Single
Bachelor

They all have connotations of the models being straight

Regards,

Lee

[Lee]

Originally posted by Ben
Speaking of which, could someone suggest some non-offensive synonyms for heterosexual / straight men that can be used for gay porn sites?

Damn you beat me by a couple of seconds LOL

Regards,

Lee

[Ben]

LOL

[Jasun]

OK.. yeah, it's offensive and kinda smarmy.. but this is porn, and although it's not a word I'd use to my mother, I think on a site that features straight men but is aimed at gay men, "Breeder" is a word you can get away with.

It's a way to take the guys down a bit... but I don't think it's necessarily as bad a "fag".

or am I all alone on this one?

[Takemytaco]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=breeder

3. Offensive Slang. A heterosexual person.

[djdez]

Jasun,

I'm right there with you. Breeder is perectly acceptable when speaking about straight men on a gay site. No worse then hetero guys calling women - bitches or dirty sluts on straight websites.

[Jasun]

yeah, see... it'a all about the sales pitch.

And although there's words like "Hot Piss Load" and "dripping with cum" that we don't use in polite conversation, we all use them when making a sales pitch.

I won't use words like "******" or "Spic" or "Faggot", but "Breeder" I don't think crosses the line like those words do.

[basschick]

breeder is very offensive, and most of the people i know who use it mean it in a very offensive way - scornful, derisive.

i question that it is a sexual trigger word. bitch and slut and ho sadly turn a lot of straight men on. is anyone here turned on by the word breeder regarding straight guys? i find that saying the guy is married seems to get that point across if i feel i've been using the word straight enough for that page...

[Jasun]

Originally posted by basschick
is anyone here turned on by the word breeder regarding straight guys? i find that saying the guy is married seems to get that point across if i feel i've been using the word straight enough for that page...

OK.. well.. I'll go through my little Mea Culpa now.

Yes, I find calling a guy a "Breeder" a turn on... "married" isn't a turn on for me.. at all. I'm more about 20-something straight guys, few of whom are married, and besides, if he's married, I'm bringing in a whole can of worms I don't wanna go into. He's now cheating on a wife, and there might be kids... and it's just somethng that gets in the way.

As a guy who does, on occasion, shag straight guys, I've been known to call them "breeder" while we're doing it... and it's all about demeaning him a bit... so yeah, it's a bit offensive, but a lot of us still use mildly offensive language to sell memberships. I've never had a guy get turned off by being called a "breeder", and in fact a couple of them liked it.. it was like I was reminding them that they were straight even though they were getting the works from a guy.

But most important, I think that you've gotta go with what you feel comfortable doing.

[basschick]

hey, if it's a trigger word for a lot of guys into str8 men, it's worth using on the right site.

btw, most of the straight guys i know don't even know what the word breeder means, and a bunch had never even heard it till i asked them if they knew what it meant *grin*

[thetwink]

I am straight and I find it offensive. =/ The only people that I have ever heard/read use the term have been gay men. The times that I have actually heard it have been with a mean tone of voice, not an aroused tone.

Sometimes, I really do feel discrimination for being straight from gay men.