Generally a good plan just so that you don't alienate people pointlessly. It might just be a normal joke in your head but it's very reasonably off-putting to tons of people, many of whom suffered very real abuse and can't process it as only an "incidentally" sexist joke word, which is how many men engage with it.
Avoiding it is solidarity, comrades.
That said, may I suggest a struggle session? What do we think of women and non-binary folks using the word? I don't think it's usually used in a reclaimed sense even then.
There’s definitely lots of women who feel they reclaim the word bitch. As said in another comment I don’t care who can say it because I say in the post I don’t really think women should say it either. I don’t like the normalization of the word(s) but realistically women are the targets so if they want to be like “i AM a bad bitch” then whatever I guess.
Generally a good plan just so that you don't alienate people pointlessly. It might just be a normal joke in your head but it's very reasonably off-putting to tons of people, many of whom suffered very real abuse and can't process it as only an "incidentally" sexist joke word, which is how many men engage with it.
Avoiding it is solidarity, comrades.
That said, may I suggest a struggle session? What do we think of women and non-binary folks using the word? I don't think it's usually used in a reclaimed sense even then.
There’s definitely lots of women who feel they reclaim the word bitch. As said in another comment I don’t care who can say it because I say in the post I don’t really think women should say it either. I don’t like the normalization of the word(s) but realistically women are the targets so if they want to be like “i AM a bad bitch” then whatever I guess.
Reclaiming is good/fine, no doubt.
Older women in particular use it in a derogatory way, though. They also do the same with gendered terms for sex workers.
Yeah, in general I have issues with reclaiming most slurs cause like you said, even members of the targetted group use can weaponize the word.
No doubt, no doubt.
Good post as always, btw!
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Thank you!! ❤️