Irvine511
Blue Crack Supplier
when used to describe a woman, especially a woman in power, "bitch" really does feel like a slur to me. likely because it's a word -- like other slurs -- used to denigrate the individual and reassert patriarchy, and has a history of violence attached to it.
and, like most other slurs, it isn't only that. it has been reclaimed by women, used to describe men, is also a verb, etc. it's function as a slur depends on context.
however, in this context, when describing Hillary Clinton back in the 1990s, calling her a "bitch" feels like a slur. i'm sure we weren't as aware of the power of language back then as we are today, and maybe she was/is an awful, unbearable person. but it still feels like a derogatory term employed on the basis of gender.
i'm not saying that anyone doesn't have ample cause for disliking Hillary, or that they haven't witnessed poor behavior on her part. there are many reasons to dislike Hillary without calling upon that word to sum it all up. that's really all. it's a broad point.
fwiw, i have a friend who works in the State Department who spent time with her in Africa. he was very, very impressed by her.
and, fwiw, i've heard John Kerry is basically unbearable as an actual human being.
and Bernie Sanders is mean to his staff.
and Trump? great to his employees. gracious, courteous, and a big tipper.
and, like most other slurs, it isn't only that. it has been reclaimed by women, used to describe men, is also a verb, etc. it's function as a slur depends on context.
however, in this context, when describing Hillary Clinton back in the 1990s, calling her a "bitch" feels like a slur. i'm sure we weren't as aware of the power of language back then as we are today, and maybe she was/is an awful, unbearable person. but it still feels like a derogatory term employed on the basis of gender.
i'm not saying that anyone doesn't have ample cause for disliking Hillary, or that they haven't witnessed poor behavior on her part. there are many reasons to dislike Hillary without calling upon that word to sum it all up. that's really all. it's a broad point.
fwiw, i have a friend who works in the State Department who spent time with her in Africa. he was very, very impressed by her.
and, fwiw, i've heard John Kerry is basically unbearable as an actual human being.
and Bernie Sanders is mean to his staff.
and Trump? great to his employees. gracious, courteous, and a big tipper.