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In reply to the discussion: The racist b***h who called Michelle "an ape in heels" is getting her job back! [View all]JTFrog
(14,274 posts)I don't think it can be justified with saying well, she is acting like a "bitch.
You can't separate the word bitch from its negative, sexist connotations. Every time you call someone a "bitch", you are reinforcing the idea that women are lesser and that its somehow bad to be a woman. The characterizions people usually call bitchy are almost always stereo typically negative qualities constantly attributed to women. Im not saying dont insult her. But can't we do it without implying that its an insult to be a woman?
Can't we just stop and think about why we continue to use these words even after saying something like "Misogyny was a large part of Hillary's loss."? In my opinion it's just a continuation and normilization of sexism.