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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Guarantee the number is no where near 50%.
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My statement was that misogynistic language offends a decent portion of women. Are you saying that 50% of the world's population is not female or did you misread me? Perhaps I wasn't clear.
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Originally Posted by taosaur
So, I just scanned the Sykes post, and unless he made some ninja edits, he doesn't appear to be characterizing literature as a woman at all. Based on the pictures, both parties are dudes. Yes, the b-word is inherently misogynistic to a degree that often goes ignored for purposes of using it ironically or in jest, but it is not being directed at a woman or used to imply feminine traits in this case. It's being used in a very general way, where any other expletive could be substituted with no effect whatsoever on the overall text.
The post is uninspired, misguided, unfunny and overlong, but not terribly misogynistic.
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As I said, and you concur: the post uses misogynistic language. HOW misogynistic the overall post is will be a matter of subjective opinion. I've no need to discuss it further -- I only posted original as a sort of Trigger Warning for anyone wanting to avoid the article -- I wish I had known in advance and avoided it entirely, because I didn't need a strong splash of the b-word with my morning coffee.
I didn't see pictures in the post, and -- amusingly enough -- the site is blocked by my work protocols for vague "inappropriateness" reasons, so I can't go back and look. However, using the word to apply to a male does not make it better, as you note.
