well i guess i’m a pushover who is also a bitch, who’s also an ugly, stupid ditz.
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Posts tagged "double standards"
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Whenever anyone has called me a bitch, I have taken it as a compliment. To me, a bitch is assertive, unapologetic, demanding, intimidating, intelligent, fiercely protective, in control—all very positive attributes. But it’s not supposed to be a compliment, because there’s that old, stupid double standard: When men are aggressive and dominant, they are admired, but when a woman possesses those same qualities, she is dismissed and called a bitch.Margaret Cho (via chrystinetea)
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woman man who has sex with lots of women; a woman man who sleeps around; a woman man who has casual sex; a woman man who flaunts her body.
Ask ten adults to define a slut and you’ll hear things like: a woman who has sex with lots of men; a woman who sleeps around; a woman who has casual sex; a woman who flaunts her body. They’ll probably also use words like loose, easy, trashy, cheap, and desperate. Someone might say: a woman who has the sexual appetites of a man. No one will say: a mythical creature dreamt up by people who are jealous of or threatened by female sexual expression.you’ll also never hear them say a
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