tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post2427502693264371125..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: The Danish CartoonistJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-40275428657158183412010-01-10T17:16:28.310-06:002010-01-10T17:16:28.310-06:00I think it's hopeless trying to transvaluate &...I think it's hopeless trying to transvaluate 'bitch' - because even if it does mean powerful and scary it still always also means someone who has no business being powerful and scary and who should probably be slapped around.Ophelia Bensonhttp://www.butterfliesandwheels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-6730124436808269902010-01-07T13:45:22.252-06:002010-01-07T13:45:22.252-06:00I would rather be called a bitch than an idiot -- ...I would rather be called a bitch than an idiot -- if given a choice. It often seems that a woman is called a bitch when she's simply asserting herself or voicing an unpopular or dissenting view -- probably why a lot of women are afraid to voice an opinion. I would agree that the word bitch is positive in a sense.<br /><br />But it can be rather frightening when a man directs violent speech Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-85313930673505695482010-01-07T10:18:15.643-06:002010-01-07T10:18:15.643-06:00Ah...so "bitch" at least implies some fo...Ah...so "bitch" at least implies some forcefulness or power to intimidate? An idiot is like...a village idiot. Somebody wandering around drooling. Hmm!Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-65184200096686050722010-01-07T10:08:09.430-06:002010-01-07T10:08:09.430-06:00I think the most optimistic thing to say about the...I think the most optimistic thing to say about the current misogynistic state of our world is.... at least its a lot easier to trans-valuate bitch into something positive than idiot.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627147979307495870noreply@blogger.com