Mark Driscoll: Church needs dudes

[LawrenceU]

He is not emergent. He broke strongly with that movement years ago. Plus, he actually believes in rational truth, so he really cannot be emergent.

As to dudes: It was a very derogatory term where I grew up. It still is to a large degree. I have witnessed and been in more that one 'scuffle' that ensued from that being hurled at someone.

 

[yoyoceramic]

Recently several college-aged young men left our church because there weren't enough girls. Go figure that out.

 

[AThornquist]

From living in Northern California all my life, "dude" doesn't seem offensive but is more slang and informal for a male. Thus, to a friend of mine I could say, "What's up, dude?" Or for a heretic I could say, "He's a dangerous dude." I could even speak about somebody on the PB and say, "He seems like a cool dude." Really, I wasn't even aware that "dude" was commonly offensive in other parts of the country, though perhaps I should have expected that to be the case since what is often normal here is disturbing to outsiders.

 

[Montanablue]

From living in Northern California all my life, "dude" doesn't seem offensive but is more slang and informal for a male. Thus, to a friend of mine I could say, "What's up, dude?" Or for a heretic I could say, "He's a dangerous dude." I could even speak about somebody on the PB and say, "He seems like a cool dude." Really, I wasn't even aware that "dude" was commonly offensive in other parts of the country, though perhaps I should have expected that to be the case since what is often normal here is disturbing to outsiders.

Andrew, I've never heard it used as an offensive term either - its used very casually by most people I know and girls are often called "dudes" too. I think this may be a generational thing.

 

[Scott Shahan]

I prefer the word "men" to "dudes".

I prefer the word "ἀνδροι" to "men" or "dudes"

Nice...!

 

[Mushroom]

From living in Northern California all my life, "dude" doesn't seem offensive but is more slang and informal for a male. Thus, to a friend of mine I could say, "What's up, dude?" Or for a heretic I could say, "He's a dangerous dude." I could even speak about somebody on the PB and say, "He seems like a cool dude." Really, I wasn't even aware that "dude" was commonly offensive in other parts of the country, though perhaps I should have expected that to be the case since what is often normal here is disturbing to outsiders.

Andrew, I've never heard it used as an offensive term either - its used very casually by most people I know and girls are often called "dudes" too. I think this may be a generational thing.

I thought girls were called 'dudettes'. I sometimes exclaim 'Duderonomy!' when something good happens, but I'm just weird - at least that's what my kids tell me when I do it.