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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
usage of the word "bitch"
Is the word "***" unacceptably bad when used against something other than people? e.g. "This homework is a ***, but we gotta get it done". Would women be extremely offended by this? If yes, why?? Thanks in advance.
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Hi, In N. America, thoughtful and polite people avoid using this term. I think most women find it offensive when men use a word with a female meaning to describe something bad.
- Hi, In N.
- America, thoughtful and polite people avoid using this term.
- I think most women find it offensive when men use a word with a female meaning to describe something bad.
- In addition, the word '***' is used about women in such an offensive way, eg by rappers, that it has simply 'poisoned' the use of it in other ways.
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Hi,
In N. America, thoughtful and polite people avoid using this term. I think most women find it offensive when men use a word with a female meaning to describe something bad.
In addition, the word '***' is used about women in such an offensive way, eg by rappers, that it has simply
In N. America, thoughtful and polite people avoid using this term. I think most women find it offensive when men use a word with a female meaning to describe something bad.
In addition, the word '***' is used about women in such an offensive way, eg by rappers, that it has simply
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