"What's the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don't hold back now. You're probably thinking of words like slut, whore, bitch...
Now think of the worst thing you can call a man: pussy, fag, girl.
Did you notice anything? the worst thing you can call a girl is a girl; the worst thing you can call a guy is a girl too. Being a woman is the ultimate insult."
Words from Jessica Valenti's book.
And I wonder now: if you are telling that slut, bitch or fag are synonyms for "girl", aren't you being like the ones you criticize?
Men have always considered that being called "girl" is a wound to their manhood and thar's not nice at all. But how is a fag synonym for girl? Fag is an insult refered to homosexual attitudes in men, which is frequently associated with women stuff; a bitch is a girl that sleeps with a lot of men, or a woman that sells her body for money, isn't it? Is that a reallity for all women? Are we all bitches?
I'm actually not sure if I do like or not Jessica's words, but I guess that, as a woman, I'll have to figure it out.
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