no me digas

Roxanne is currently soliciting words, phrases and acronyms that should be forbidden for 2006.  I know one tired phrase that I'll be happy to never hear again, and that's "bitch slap".  I find it really discouraging how acceptable it is to bandy about a phrase which is essentially about beating the crap out of a woman.  The whole glorification of the pimp lifestyle is usually merely amusing in a rather annoying way, but the fact that "bitch slap" is considered OK to use on prime-time TV just pisses me off.  Bitch slapping is about controlling women, keeping them in their place, and I'll have none of it. 

Comments

[Chris]

Along that line- the one that bothers me is calling a sleeveless undershirt a "wife beater".

[nina]

Oh yes, I hate that one, too.

[Sour Duck]

You're hitting home runs here lately.

Oh no, wait, that's the usual state of affairs, isn't it? ;)

I too can't stand that phrase, nor referring to grown women as girls. Sometimes I think I'm too uptight but there is actually a strong link between language and thought (tons of scholarship on this subject). People who pooh-pooh feminist critiques of language have no idea how important it is.

Tee hee. I just used the word "pooh-pooh".

[Sour Duck]

Oh dear that last post really was slightly silly at the end. Can you upload an edit or delete feature that allows commenters to fiddle with their comments...?

[Mquest]

"perfect storm" as a excuses for all failures.

[elswhere]

"Tipping Point." It was a great concept when Malcolm Gladwell invented it a few years ago; now it's a cliche.