Does it matter? One's an opinion piece and the other is a short comment on a forum.
So one is a person expressing their opinion in an informal manner, and the other is a person expressing their opinion in an informal manner? That doesn't seem like much of a contrast.
>maybe I'm just jaded and cranky.
>What's with all these pussy-ass lookin whips
No, I don't think those two are the same. Agree with OP, it's cringe.
You misread "putty".
"putty-ass" isn't any less cringe-worthy. Depending on your chosen vernacular, it may even be more-so.
I was going to rewrite that this changes nothing for me. I went to the article looking for an answer and found someone with a dollar store blog post.
I don't think they are the same at all. Agree with OP.