Re:Salon publishes 33% fewer articles, traffic grows 40%
by ceol on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @01:57AM
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> Most people don't take the word "bitching" as a sexist term when it's used to refer to an entire group of unspecified complainers.
Just because your intent was not sexist does not mean the word isn't sexist.[0] It's the same reason we frown upon people saying "faggot" even though they might not be directing it at a gay person.
> You can also say someone's "dicking around", and it doesn't have the same gendered connotation as "dick."
Just because your intent was not sexist does not mean the word isn't sexist.[0] It's the same reason we frown upon people saying "faggot" even though they might not be directing it at a gay person.
> You can also say someone's "dicking around", and it doesn't have the same gendered connotation as "dick."
Because it doesn't have the same root.
[0]: http://genderbitch.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/intent-its-fucki...