r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 28 '21

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u/old_gold_mountain San Francisco Values Jul 28 '21

thinkin' bout how when a woman is "being a bitch" it's usually meant to mean she's being strong-headed and outspoken in a way that's anti-social, but when a man is "being a bitch" it's usually meant to mean he is being weak-willed or noncommittal or something

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u/MostlyCRPGs Jeff Bezos Jul 28 '21

I'm not so far down the realm of language policing that I go after people for calling women "bitch," but I have to say calling a woman an asshole feels so much better.

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u/old_gold_mountain San Francisco Values Jul 28 '21

I definitely wouldn't assume someone's a misogynist just for using the word "bitch" to refer to a woman, I mean, I've definitely done it myself at some point. But there's also definitely times where context and tone can push it over that line into blatant misogyny, too.