Milk toast sounds like something br*tish people would make. Does it mean liberal politics are unpalatable as br*tish cuisine?

  • dead [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    The word is spelled "milquetoast" and the etymology is that Caspar Milquetoast was the name of a newspaper cartoon character from the comic strip The Timid Soul.

    • Rom [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      So why was he named after milk toast? Did he like to dip his toast in milk or something?

      • KarlBarqs [he/him, they/them]
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        10 months ago

        Milk toast is a sort of incredibly bland, easy to digest meal of toast, cinnamon, and warm milk. It represented the character being very weak and inoffensive

        So when we use it today, it's to call libs or anyone else bland, weak, inoffensive, etc.

      • M68040 [they/them]
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        10 months ago

        Badposting harder by goodposting on badposting. Interesting strat