Do you find the term \"bitches\" offensive?
 

Further to a discussion in THIS thread, I thought it would be interesting to see what the general opinion is in the forum.

One of the housemates refers to women as "bitches". Do you find the term offensive?

Thank you for mentioning me :thumbs:
I still find it offenive to women.

I personally don't find it offensive. The vote is mixed already though. It should be an interesting result.

I think if its used without reason it is offensive

but I sometimes use it in a jokey manner :P when my freind say something to me

Yes. Put it this way, if a friend called me that, they would no longer be my friend.

Maybe it's because I use it in a joking manner to talk about my friends (male and female) that I don't find it to be offensive.

If I were in the BB house and someone used the term directly at me, then I'd have an issue with it. I think it's one of these things you can say in general, and you can use on your friends, but not on people you don't know very well.

No, I like the term and am always using it.

Aye I agree P.O Box, although I wouldnt say it straight out at my friends

Depends what context if its said offensivly than obviously but if not then no, all my mates call each other bitches. If its just a joke it shouldnt matter.

As a joke I call my girl friends for worse things haha.

If it was directly to me, then yes. (Unless as a joke).

If it was a general term about women, then no.

Neck and Neck so far :laugh:

I think the housemate in question only uses the term in a general way. I could be wrong, but I don't think he's referred to any of his female housemates as bitches.

no, because like all other words in the English language...it depends how it is said...

dOc

not really but then again im not a woman.

If it's said in the joking sense, then no.

No i call my friends bitches. Not in an aggressive way more like a William Sleed way. Like "Hey Betch!!" lol

Here is William Sleed using Bitch a a compliment.

Bitch is my middle name, innit.

I don't find it offensive since I'm neither a woman or a feminist.

However I do find it ****ing retarded as it makes no sense when used as a term of endearment by stupid women. When a man uses it though it pretty much sums up what most women are.

Yeah, I cry whenever it's said

As someone who uses the C word loosely, no.

hey who stole my bitches and hoes?!:dog:

That word is used so freely all the time, that I don't find it offensive anymore.

Sometimes I use it in a jokey context. Sometimes I talk about a close friend and say to him/her "You're my bitch", you know? They don't find it insulting, as they know I'm only kidding.

But if a friend of mine called me a bitch directly and in a serious manner, I would find it offensive. But the word is thrown around so much nowadays I really don't know what to think of it to be perfectly honest.

The word itself would not offend me, its usually the words with it and the tone its spoken that would.

Anyway how would you get on in a pet shop, would we ask for the little Alex in the window perhaps?

Two things to point out: one, your bringing up "feminist", as it's somehow a bad thing. And two, "when a man uses it... it pretty much sums up what most women are."

Thanks misogynist. Run along now. :rolleyes: