4 ms·
on the title: "bitch please" is a meme. I get that some people claim the word is sexist, etc, but I like the meme and Randall Munroe's "Science: it works, bitch
by tehwalrus 14y ago
on the title: "bitch please" is a meme. I get that some people claim the word is sexist, etc, but I like the meme and Randall Munroe's "Science: it works, bitches!" too much to let them go - as (Randall) explained later, it's usage here is as a gender-neutral sympathetic term. (alas, I can't find the source for his justification.)
- yarrel 14y agoThere isn't one. Randall is wrong. It happens.
- tehwalrus 14y agoIn terms of feminist theory, this is definitely true - perpetuation of sexism in language through slang and memes is undoubtedly harmful. (and theory aside, it's a matter of experimental record that language affects thought, to a certain extent.) Sadly, my subjective brain still likes the ring of the phrases. "Science: it works, earthlings!" sounds just a little too geeky, and "humans!" doesn't seems to ring true either. And "Children, please..." irritates me from an age-discrimination perspective (I'm a firm believer that if we patronised our children less, I'm sure there'd be less extremism and fundamentalism in the world.) curse my sexist, subjective brain! :/
- iamdave 14y agoon the title: "bitch please" is a meme. "Bitch, please" has been a thing much longer than saying anything "is a meme" was itself a meme. This whole thing is drifting dangerously close to 'yo dawg' territory.