# Douche Bag: Sexist Insult? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839 "2005-11-07T00:37:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/1 "2005-11-07T00:37:39Z")
Don’t know if this is in the right forum, but … For some reason, lately I have really enjoyed calling some people douche bags. 🙂 That being said, is the term sexist? Educate me please. Do women use the term as an insult as well? OR also, is it douche bag or douchebag? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/2 "2005-11-07T00:43:28Z")
I’m a female and I don’t use it, but do find it funny when someone else does. Not offended in the least. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/3 "2005-11-07T01:06:40Z")
Oh, absolutely. Just like “scumbag” is misandrist. ^^^^^^^^^ Sarcasm. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/4 "2005-11-07T01:14:10Z")
It’s not sexist. Juvenile–but not sexist. I remember the frequency of its use as an insult seemed to drop off after I turned 16. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/5 "2005-11-07T01:29:00Z")
It’s not sexist at all and can be used for both males and females. It just sounds funny and vaguely gross overtones. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/6 "2005-11-07T01:33:04Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > I remember the frequency of its use as an insult seemed to drop off after I turned 16. Okay, what do you employ currently in the alternative? ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/7 "2005-11-07T01:33:45Z")
It’s highly goofy, but not sexist, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/8 "2005-11-07T01:48:42Z")
It’s not sexist, and I’m not sure how it would be. I do enjoy saying it from time to time. It’s just fun to say. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/9 "2005-11-07T01:49:50Z")
To call someone a douche-bag is definately an insult. Why? Because you are saying that they are both stuck up cunts. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/10 "2005-11-07T02:07:39Z")
Not to hijack, but can someone tell me the Google Ad you see at the botton of this thread? The one I see is something that I consider a little too customized for me and is based on details about me that aren’t on this messageboard. Spooky. ---
**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/11 "2005-11-07T02:13:09Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Not to hijack, but can someone tell me the Google Ad you see at the botton of this thread? The one I see is something that I consider a little too customized for me and is based on details about me that aren’t on this messageboard. Spooky. Sure. I see ads for Massengill Douche, Umbrella Bag Company, Massengill Douche On Sale, and Pasotti Ombrelli - fashion rain umbrellas. If you don’t mind me asking, what ads are you seeing? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/12 "2005-11-07T02:13:29Z")
Jeez, **Shagnasty** , you’re leaving yourself a little open, there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/13 "2005-11-07T02:14:53Z")
Now after my last post, I only see an ad for Golf Umbrellas. Why the umbrella connection, I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/14 "2005-11-07T02:15:36Z")
I’m only seeing one ad, Pace Flags. What were you getting, **Shag**? ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/15 "2005-11-07T02:17:31Z")
> [@DoperChic](#): > > Now after my last post, I only see an ad for Golf Umbrellas. Why the umbrella connection, I don’t know. See, if you don’t carefully follow the directions when using a douchebag… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/16 "2005-11-07T02:20:56Z")
> [@Queen Tonya](#): > > I’m only seeing one ad, Pace Flags. What were you getting, **Shag**? That is what I was seeing too (that is my last name just between the two of us). I am sure you can see how I was getting paranoid about google collecting info from all over and stalking me. Good to see it’s just coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/17 "2005-11-07T02:21:04Z")
I’m getting Pace Flags, too. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/18 "2005-11-07T02:29:14Z")
I am a female, and me and a lot of my female friends called people douche bags. Or just douches. One friend shortened it to d-bag. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/19 "2005-11-07T02:29:21Z")
I’m getting ads for umbrella bags. I had no idea that you could buy umbrella bags. Since I’m Canadian, I can happily explain the umbrella ads: “Douche” is French for “shower.” When it douches, you want an umbrella. If you have the money to burn, and want to keep your brolly neat, I guess you want a douchebag, too. Those Pace flags seem like a default in “iffy” threads. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/20 "2005-11-07T02:37:20Z")
I’m a female and “douchebag” is my insult of the year. I’ve also started calling people “douche nozzle”. I think it is hilarious in a very, very childish way. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839.md?page=2)