tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post4757606115837000777..comments2023-05-27T01:23:41.984-07:00Comments on Barbaric Poetries: Language and the Female Bodychristopher lirettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-57820267031563898882012-04-18T07:32:45.190-07:002012-04-18T07:32:45.190-07:00It is an interesting point that so much slang is r...It is an interesting point that so much slang is related to females. I would agree that they are meant to be derogatory to men, which is not necessarily a good thing. However just as men as insulted by being womanly, there can be insults relating a woman to a man. Being butch or saying a woman looks manly is not generally said as a compliment. I don't necessarily see it as always woman = bad, but more as not being of your gender is bad. <br />Also, as an American woman I don't feel repressed or that I don't have full access to my rights. I'm not really a feminist, because I don't necessarily agree that we need to be equal to men in every way. I like that being a woman is part of my identity believing that I am different than if my identity was a man. I know that that could mean I'm not progressing the feminine movement or whatever, but I don't want to be the same as a man. I want to be respected as a woman.MaggieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530036033095640988noreply@blogger.com