No, Comstock, I did not. I meant yellow belly, pantywaist, lily liver, etc. And referring to a married female as a nancy is NOT an attack on gays in any book.

Yeah, how is it a waste of money when you get reimbursed? She should replace the seat anyway, but it sounds like this woman is living in fear of her hubby, which is sad.

Comstock, I’ve taken stock (no pun intended) and asked some friends – nancy, where I come from, was never used as a homophobic slur. Growing up, it was used just as often toward women and not meant to apply to an effeminate man. I apologize if anyone who has come across this post took it that way.

totally off topic, but where I grew up (outside Chicago) “nancy” was indeed short for “Nancy-boy” and was a gay slur.

I want to say I honestly didn’t think you were…I just think you have to be so very careful now. Listen, I am STILL offened by that post that called the large baby a gorilla and was never corrected or apologized for that I saw. There’s a reason I come to this sight (Hi! Brett!) and seeing something that was intentionally hateful like the Gorilla comment is never a good thing. so maybe we are extra sensitive.

I pity the fool that stands between my child and his safety. Homegirl should go ahead and turn in that carseat to Babies R Us and get her 20% discount on a new car seat.

Kelly, I agree. I kept checking back to see if there would be a correction or an apology (or SOMETHING) and I was disappointed. You don’t call someone’s baby a gorilla.

“When the manual of every major child manufacturer of carseats says the thing needs to be replaced post-accident,” I presume they want to make more money off of us. Steven Levitt has shown that car seats are no more safe than seat belts for children over 2. So, I don’t know how old that child was (you didn’t say), but if it’s over 2 my sympathies are with the father, who could use that $300 to spend on his child in actually productive ways.