On "Bitch" and other Misogynist language

[rhett o rick]

117. I read the post and will read it again at least once more.

First, thank you for posting. THis is an important subject that needs discussion. I doubt that I understand this issue very well. I have long wanted to discuss this issue(s) (actually more than one issue here), but am very cautious because in DU it is easy to be misunderstood and get labelled one thing or another. Some people have agendas and cant wait to slap a tag on you and run you up the pole to push their agenda.

A couple of things. The post used the word "cunt" repeatedly instead of the more common "c-word". I am glad to see that because I personally think it is intellectually ridiculous to use representations like "c-word" or "b-word" instead of the actual word. I am not a linguist and would love to learn more, but IMO words are sound(s) or a combination of letters that are used to communicate a meaning. When we talk about words, like the OP, we are not communicating a meaning and therefore not using the word in a pejorative manner.
And when you substitute "c-word" for "cunt", in this context, the meaning is exactly the same. So who are we fooling?
Please understand that this argument has nothing to do with the meaning of the words. That's a different argument that I will try in another post if I get my courage up. This argument is merely intended to be my rant about using the representations like "c-word" and "b-word".

Different subject. In posts 54 and 58 there is an apparent disagreement regarding whether pejorative use of a word is in the eyes of the beholder or not. I find this argument to be very important to this discussion and would like know how you feel.