Audre Lorde

There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.

American Poet

Russel Honore

You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.

American Soldier

Tori Amos

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

American Musician

Edmund Burke

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

Irish Statesman

Used when talking about structures that safeguard against water damage.

Flood Protection

Common in discussions related to civil engineering and environmental management.

Technical Term

This spelling is specific to UK English, American English uses 'levee'.

UK Spelling

Refers to a natural rock formation, relevant in geology and earth science.

Geological Feature

It's important not to confuse dykes with artificial embankments; dykes are natural.

Not Man-Made

Unlike the water barrier 'dyke', in geology 'dike' doesn't hold back water.

Distinct from Levee

Often used positively within the LGBTQ+ community to express self-identity.

Identity Pride

Be cautious using this term as it can be offensive if used disrespectfully.

Slang Caution

Awareness of this term's historical use is vital to avoid misuse in conversation.

Cultural Sensitivity

 being on the receiving end of all this ugliness? Well, my biggest takeaway is that for decades, we've been focused on political correctness, but what matters more is emotional correctness. Let me give you a small example. I don't care if you call me a dyke. I really don't. I care about two things.

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 they I can see it so look in the grass yes sensor so in this grass on my right-hand side just hidden is what looks like a duiker so if you follow my finger since I'll show you just to the left of this tree at the back there where my finger is there is a dike a now

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 but accidents and diseases took the lives of 5,000 workers— mostly Black Caribbean migrants. Then, in the fall of 1913, the moment finally came. A telegraph signal from President Woodrow Wilson triggered a dike explosion,

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 focused on political correctness but what matters more is emotional correctness let me give you a small example I don't care if you call me a dyke I really don't I care about two things one I care that you spell it right

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 It gives you the price, and the location and ratings. I'm not going all the way to Flushing. Anyway, just amazing, amazing things. Of course, its not just about the iPhone. The iPhone broke the dyke, the wall.

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 The bio says that I'm a "man-hater and a bull dyke and the only thing I've ever accomplished with my career is spreading my perverse sexuality." Which, incidentally, is only a third correct. I mean, lies!

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 And so we hide, and we hide behind what we like to call the floodgate of intimacy. And what might that floodgate be holding? What is the dike upon which it is built? Well, first off --

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 family the cries and the complaints of the people are ignored and neglected jason van dyke is found guilty he'll be the first chicago police officer convicted of murder

Dyke

Flood Protection

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