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Is "Fudge Hill" as offensive a term as I think it is?

When I told my cab driver that I was going to Capital Hill today, he said, "Fudge Hill it is!" I was taken aback, never having heard the term, and said, "What?" He explained that it was a common local term for the hill, since that's where there is a large gay population. I think he was assuming that I was from out of town (I've lived on Capital Hill for a long time) and that he was just explaining some local color.

First: Is this a common term? I've really never heard it.
Second: Isn't this awful? Or am I just not hip to some newly acceptable terminology?

Michael of the Green asked in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report

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  • Ozomahtli_small
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    An overtly homophobic cabbie?!? Hard to believe!

    Mahtli69 answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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    i've certainly never heard of it, and yes, it is awful.

    if the situation absolutely requires a humorous euphemism, i'll usually go with "party mountain" -- the provincial types tend to like that one -- otherwise if the context is clear, it's just "the hill" . failing that, it's always just plain-old "capitol hill".

    cakes answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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    It's for the many specialty fudge shops that Capital Hill has to offer.

    james answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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    Kind of repulsive. The term I've always heard is "Swish Alps." Equally rude but not quite as repellently so.

    Geni answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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    Pretty weak tea as homophobic/off color humor goes. He would have been better off with something like:

    Mt. Ram Rear
    PNP Peak
    K-Hole 2
    Asscades
    Bareback Mountain

    Or at the very least using the correct term, Fudge Packer, in his attempt at local color.

    Dan Williams answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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