History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: What I've learned on DU [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)There are thousands of examples of this:
Are you one of those people who insists that "fuck" only means sexual intercourse? If someone says, "Oh, fuck!" do you consider whether you should undress or not? If you don't make that kind of mistake about the word "fuck", why do you CHOOSE to make it about the word "bitch"?
If I said to you, "I don't like black cars" and one happened to drive by just then, something really beautiful, and then I said to you, "Now there's a black I could live with" would you think I am talking about a black man? If you don't make that kind of mistake in that situation, why do you make that kind of mistake with the word "bitch"?
If there were a selection of blouses on the rack, from various countries, and you looked at them and then a little later wanted me to go get one for you, and I said, "Which one?" and you said, "It was American made" would you think there was something wrong with me if I thought you meant an American citizen who cleans houses for a living? If you don't make that kind of mistake in that situation, why do you make that kind of mistake with the word "bitch"?
Answer: Because you get your cheap jollies by describing the sexual acts of dogs and insisting that everyone else is talking about the same thing when most of them are not.