Comment on The Odds Are Good When The Goods Are Odd

• zeejoo@thelemmy.club ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Words exist in context. If I called my female boss a bitch because I perceived her as domineering or demanding, that’d be out of line. If I call someone a dumb bitch for running one of the most toxic accounts on social media posting nonsensical disinformation, that’s very different. While I understand that being called a bitch can be very hurtful, I’m not calling you one, I’m calling someone else one, so being offended on their behalf is silly. I’m not gonna censor myself because someone might have a negative association with a word. And before someone says “I’ve heard the same logic applied to the n word” cool well I’m not applying it to the n word, I already don’t say that so I don’t need to censor myself.

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• Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Etymologically speaking bitch refers only to women, but in modern usage the pejorative is used for both genders

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  • TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s pejorative for men because it implies you are a woman, you fuckwit

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    • Stormy@thelemmy.club ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What’s next, are you going to say “pussy” is unacceptable for the same reason!?!?

      jk I know you and the other guy are right.

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• MBech@feddit.dk ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Not the women who aren’t bitches, since it’s not directed at them.

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  • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve seen people use that exact justification for the n-word.

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    • zeejoo@thelemmy.club ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If you’re really gonna try and act like bitch and the n word exist on the same plane of cruelty and offensiveness you’re just being flatly disingenuous.

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      • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Cool, good thing I’m not then.

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