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Showing Original Post only (View all)"It's Constitutional. Bitches." - Patrick Gaspard, the Executive Director of the DNC [View all]
In this context, and as the word is frequently used, 'bitches' refers to whiny, complaining tantrum-throwers who have been utterly dominated in some capacity and can refer to any demographic. But the word 'bitch' has a long history of being used as a slur against women specifically, and is still used as such very often in today's society. That said, can any of you imagine being paid to do a job that is intensively image sensitive and of which public relations is one's number one concern, and tweet such a ridiculous, unprofessional, could-have-been-said-a-thousand-other-ways phrase. I fucking couldn't.
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"It's Constitutional. Bitches." - Patrick Gaspard, the Executive Director of the DNC [View all]
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2012
OP
From a linguistic point of view, I do not find 'motherfucker' to be demeaning or insulting at all.
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2012
#9
If a DUer had posted that, there would be a 400 response thread in meta, by now. nt
Romulox
Jun 2012
#6
Sorry about that. I felt the need for context because words have shared meanings.
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2012
#10
I understand why it doesn't bother some people, but this man was "at work" when he tweeted this,
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2012
#13
No apology is being requested. I am criticizing it from the point of view of his job.
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2012
#20
i'm a woman of some years too, but not nearly as "understanding," let's say.
StarryNight
Jun 2012
#29
greaaat... 71% of DUers think gender-based insults are fine. no surprise. nt
StarryNight
Jun 2012
#24
I did account for that in my OP and it is, essentially, the underpinning of option 1 in the poll.
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2012
#60
in this use, it comes off as someones "bitch" and came across as a slam against women
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#28
Yes, exactly. It serves no purpose. I would not hire a PR person who made such a worthless gamble.
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2012
#43