Women, do you find derogatory language offensive or does it not bother you?

Question

When people use terms like 'douche-bag', 'p***y whipped' etc; or say things like 'you throw like a girl', does it bother you or not?

And if it doesn't bother you, depending on why it doesn't, would that be in some way liberating or not?

Men are welcome to input your thoughts on this too.

Answer 1

I do not waste my time looking for things to be offended by.

Answer 2

Meh.

As long as it isn't used in the workplace, in front of my son, or in conjunction with behavior intended to be threatening, I don't particularly care.

Answer 3

yes it is offensive........any woman that is not offended by that kind of stuff probably has low self esteem, no self esteem, or are so desperate to have s*x that they will put up with anything

Answer 4

Depends on the situation, generally speaking-yes

Answer 5

Actually it doesn't and i have a rather foul mouth myself when I am irritated.  I think alot of this type of thing is over rated as a problem.  I find that other things much more serious are offensive.

Answer 6

No, it doesn't bother me at all.  I think it has a lot to do with how one was raised.  I was brought up in a family that cussed a lot.  They are all very good people and hard working citizens, but they're also blue collar joes.  So cussing is nothing to me.  But if someone was brought up around people who made it a point to call cussing a "bad thing" or "wrong", then that's how they'll think of it later.  

There's also many cuss words that are geared toward the male gender, not just female.  It's not one sided.  It's a little petty to think that it is.  How about the cuss word "D*CK"?  A**HOLE.  These are geared towards males.  Shall they feel downtrodden because of that?  No.  Just keep movin, and if you don't like it, then don't say it.

Answer 7

Of course these terms are derogatory.  The women who put up with them and don't say they object to them are weak cowards.  Stand up for yourself.  Value yourself and others will too.  Could make you unpopular for a while but people will admire you for your stance.  Would you like these terms applied to your baby girl?  It happens, and it is disgusting..

Answer 8

it doesn't bother me at all

who cares what other people are saying..

Answer 9

no. there are just as many derogatory terms for men. b*****d, f*g, homo  etc.   gender discrimination is a myth

Answer 10

I believe pu.ssy whipped is a compliment to women. She obviously is doing something right

Answer 11

i hate slang words for women "areas"  like t--i-t-s, p-u-s-s-y, c-u-n-t, etc etc.

Answer 12

We should all strive to keep profanity out of the earshot of woman. Her purity needs to be preserved, otherwise she could descend into all kinds of hellish behaviour - like feminism.

Answer 13

I don't like those phrases, but what can you do about it?

Answer 14

Yes it does bother me. It is very degrating to women.

Answer 15

Doesn't  bother me in the slightest. Talk about nit picking and over reacting.

Answer 16

No, it makes me feel superior - idiots that use that kind of childish language are just uneducated and can't think of anything better to say.

Answer 17

Well, obviously I don't want anything to do with a man who insults other men by comparing them to women.

Answer 18

I use words like that all the time. It's very liberating. As for "You throw like a girl," well, I've known girls who could pick people up and throw them into the sun.

Answer 19

Freedom of speech for all of humanity, the only one that bothers me is you play like a girl. But I am sure the people that say it mean no harm, it is just in jest.

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with. I honestly believe censorship is wrong; everyone should be able to say what they want, but also listen to the other side of the argument. At the end of the day they are just words.

Answer 20

I don't care what anyone says.  I say man w***e and F**********r and a couple other much worse ones and I don't care if they offend men.  Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me.  LOL

Answer 21

To be honest, it does bother me a little but I jsut sweep it under the emotional carpet and get on with life.

I do think it's a point of interest though that almost all female insults - w***e, 5lut, sl@g, m0th3r f.cker - all relate to women being freely sexual. It implies that a woman who enjoys and has plenty of s*x (in the manner of a man) is doing wrong. It stems from the older sentiments that women were not supposed to have happiness ad freedom like men were, that women who wanted that sexual freedom were turned into undesirables by such namecalling.

I agree - the very words themselves are chauvinistic. But to be honest, they're not really said with such intent anymore. It's like saying "oh my God" - the majority aren't actually crying to a higher power, it's jsut something you say.