Thursday, November 20, 2014
The B word!
Previously in class, we discussed words that were a little inappropriate, but quite interesting. One of the ones I found interesting was the b word. The one I can't seem to spell out. I find it interesting how in fact women use it around one another and it is alright. Well, women who are close friends. If another woman who isn't a friend uses it, it is a problem. I find it even more interesting, as we discussed, that if a man uses it, it is a huge problem. It is in fact seen as disrespectful, which I agree with. Often times when a woman is bold or even blunt, she is seen as, well...the b word. It is almost as if a woman can't have a strong personality without being labeled as that. What is even more peculiar is that if anyone calls a man the b word, it is belittling. It is seen as if he is acting like a woman. It is like he is acting weak, but when the woman is called the b word, she's being aggressive. Weird how these things work. Either way it goes, the word isn't kind and it is belittling either way...well, except if you are a women who has close friends that use that word loosely of course. Thoughts?
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I agree. We have a lot of words in our vocabulary that seem to only be acceptable when used by certain people and disrespectful when used by others. I think its just apart of what separates people. giving power to words have been holding people back forever. but I think to take the word back and turn it into something different is the only way people will release themselves from the imaginary shackles of words. I think people should stop the use of these words in public or just around people they wouldn't be comfortable with joining the conversation so it doesn't seem okay or acceptable until these words like the B-word no longer have negative connotations behind them.
ReplyDeleteI will never understand why being called things that relate to women is such a problem for guys. Women are the backbone of civilization yet we are the most disrespected people. Women of all nationalities have to deal with men that feel they are entitled to her body and mind, that she owes her life and well being to him instead of him owing his life and well being to her(woman). I think that if you get upset by someone calling you something outside of your name, then you shouldn't use the word for anyone else including close friends. It is very difficult to take back a word's power, especially ones like the b word or the n word, because there will always be people that are using the words in a hurtful manner. If the word has a double standard then maybe we shouldn't use the word in any connotation. There are billions of words to choose from, why not use one of those.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think that it's crazy how it's ok for some people to use that word but it's seen as disrespectful when other people use it. I will agree that it's disrespectful when a man calls a women the b word. I'm confused about why it's ok for a woman's close friends to call her the b word. I think that it should be seen as disrespectful either way it goes. I think that everyone should stop using that word period. The b word has too many negative connotations behind it.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! I don't see how or why one word could have two completely different meanings just because of the change in genders. I believe that a woman with an aggressive personality should be labeled as that: aggressive. She's not being a b word just because she asserts herself better than other women and most men may have the balls to. I believe the people who call women that as an insult are truly unhappy with themselves. Whether it's a woman calling another woman a b word because she has something the other wants, or a man calling a woman a bitch because he ultimately doesn't want her to do anything but succumb to his will, the word shouldn't be used negatively. It's merely a female dog, as far as I'm concerned and should be recognized as such.
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