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Apr 2023
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The etymology of the word no longer applies to its 15th Century origins. Just like how Gay changed.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2023
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marble falls
(73,334 posts)1. Only qualm I have is the use of the 'b' word.
Scrivener7
(60,292 posts)2. We are also not on the side of equating women with animals.
TheBlackAdder
(29,982 posts)13. The etymology of the word no longer applies to its 15th Century origins. Just like how Gay changed.
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It does not apply to animals anymore, as a female dog in heat.
Bitch (/bɪtʃ/ bich)[1] is a pejorative slang word for a person, usually a woman. When applied to a woman or girl, it means someone who is belligerent, unreasonable, malicious, controlling, aggressive, or dominant.[2] When applied to a man or boy, bitch reverses its meaning and is a derogatory term for being subordinate, weak, or cowardly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitch_(slang)
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SuperCoder
(300 posts)3. I am allowed to call her that
Because I hate her.
barbtries
(31,382 posts)6. i usually go with asshole,
sometimes fucking asshole. if the shoe fits...
Scrivener7
(60,292 posts)7. Yes. No one can stop you from using gendered insults. How nice for you.
Torchlight
(7,186 posts)12. Sounds serious.
good luck
SuperCoder
(300 posts)5. I never said women.
I said my stepmother. The evil bitch from hell.
I will not change it.
Scrivener7
(60,292 posts)8. A principled stand for misogyny? Okay, then.
SuperCoder
(300 posts)9. No. A principled stand against my horrid
Stepmother. Thanks for your concern for my morality.
Where's the rolling eyes emoji when you need one?
Scrivener7
(60,292 posts)10. This has nothing to do with concern for your morality. And if you want to
reply to me, you can reply to me and not yourself.
SuperCoder
(300 posts)11. Sorry about that.
Finger slipped! Wrong reply button.