One of my rhetorical pet peeves is “sweat”/“sweaty” as an insult, e.g. “sweaty douche” It’s often used in this way by otherwise conscious/feminst/progressive people against MRAs and similar ilk. I don’t want to defend the dudes insulted (very often they deserve the anger directed at them) but rather want to see the “sweat” part gone. Excessive sweat is, in most cases, a biological-medical issue and nothing the person can control, e.g. a side-effect of medication, weight, etc. It’s really ridiculous and superficial to use sweatiness against someone. To directly compare it to fat shaming or ableism would go a bit too far (although there are overlaps) but structurally it’s similar. It’s annoying.
Criticize people for their words and actions, leave their glands out of it.
Thoughts?