Shane Mage wrote: > Good song, but it needs a refrain. > Here it is, with apologies to Elvis: > > I don't give a damn if she broke out of the pound > You've gotta stop kickin' my pit bull bitch around
I know that the GOP use of the term "sexism" to defend Palin has had the beneficial side-effect (for them) of undermining and discouraging any future use of the word, but I think we should avoid sexism nontheless. Calling her a "bitch" fits too closely into that category for comfort.[*] The word is too often used to trash a woman for being as assertive and/or aggressive as men often are. The assertive/aggressive men are usually admired, praised, promoted, etc. IMHO, it's much better to make _substantive_ criticisms of Palin, McCain, Obama, and Biden (remember him?) [*] Had Senator Obama actually been referring to Palin when he brought up the idea of putting a lipstick on a pig, that would have been sexist too. -- Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
