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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Bullshit. "Bitch" is the female equivalent of "asshole." Everyone who has said they call women "assholes" here today is most likely full of shit. Some words fit better with men. Some with women. While I'm not denying that "bitch" is certainly female specific and asshole could be (in theory) used on women, they both mean the same thing for different genders in most cases.
When I call a piece of shit female partner a "bitch" under my breath as I walk away, it is no different than when I label a piece of shit male partner, "asshole." I think most people use those words this way.
If you really feel the need to be careful about being sexist, just use "dumbass" or "piece of shit." Those work wonderfully on men and women.
Thurgreed("bitchy," on the other hand, is almost always sexist)Marshall
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I remember I was jogging on the sidewalk once and I bumped into this guy as I was overtaking him. It was totally an accident but he muttered "asshole" under his breath. I was totally shocked I remember (because I was expecting, if anything, "bitch". As I've said, I often get mistaken for a man (10 times since I've moved here at last count), so I wanted to turn around and say "I'm not a guy!!".
So my point is that instinctively I think that "asshole"is not a gender neutral insult but rather one that is customarily applied to men, for whatever reason. I guess the anus is traditionally male. Like you wouldn't call an old woman an old fart, you'd call her an old bag or something.
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