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Would another sign say "put up the phone bastard"? Not sure why women were called out specifically, but I haven't spent much time in Colorado
by readthenotes1 2y ago
Would another sign say "put up the phone bastard"?
Not sure why women were called out specifically, but I haven't spent much time in Colorado
- kolbe 2y agoYou must never have seen Breaking Bad
- zamadatix 2y agoThe more common a swear word is the more likely it has been semantically bleached to the point assumptions like this seem (ironically) nonsensical. Few people saying "you bastard" actually give a damn whether one is born of wedlock or not these days (many not even realizing that's what it ever meant in the first place) they just know and use it as "a general swear word you can shout in frustration". Same for bitch, it's certainly possible to use it in the original context and it is still done but it's most often used in a way equally interchangeable with how one would typically use "bastard". Common swear words like bitch become so semantically bleached context is needed to even decide if it's being used in a negative way at all, let alone with a gendered intent. E.g. "that's bitching" -> is something awesome or not? Is something "shit" or "the shit"? Is it "fucking amazing!" or "fucking 'amazing'"?
- Null-Set 2y agoI think that if you simply call someone bitch in place of a name, it has become largely but not entirely degendered, but if you call someone "a bitch" it is still pretty gendered.
- ncruces 2y agoWhen you think you're removing sexism, just to bring it back.