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Oxford Alters Its Definition of 'Woman'—Up to a Point

Dictionary Changes Its
Definition of 'Woman'

Nov 8, 2020 3:30 PM CST

Dictionary Changes Its Definition of 'Woman'

But Oxford Dictionaries clings to the notion that the 'b-word' means 'woman'

(Newser) - Oxford University Press has amended its dictionaries after a pressure campaign alleged "derogatory" and "sexist" definitions of the word "woman," the Guardian reports. Among the changes to Oxford Dictionaries: A woman is now listed as "a person's wife, girlfriend, or female lover" instead of...

Call Someone a Bitch, Face
Jail Time Under This State Bill

Oct 23, 2019 8:17 AM CDT

Call Someone a Bitch, Face Jail Time Under This State Bill

Mass. Rep. Dan Hunt says constituent requested he act

(Newser) - A bill under consideration in Massachusetts could see a person thrown in jail for calling another person a "bitch." Critics on both sides of the aisle are questioning the act "regarding the use of offensive words," which Democratic Rep. Dan Hunt proposed be added to state...

Steinem: When Called a Bitch, Use This Comeback

Oct 23, 2015 8:35 AM CDT

Steinem: When Called a Bitch, Use This Comeback

A simple thank you could help change people's minds, she says

(Newser) - The idea of an ambitious woman is less scary to people than it was in the 1970s, but "I thought we would be much further," Gloria Steinem says in an interview with Cosmopolitan , ahead of the release of her new memoir . "Still, if you don't play...

She's Really
Not Mad: an
Examination
of 'RBF'

Aug 3, 2015 9:26 AM CDT

She's Really Not Mad: an Examination of 'RBF'

'Resting bitch face' is so much of a thing it's an Internet meme

(Newser) - The latest meme to grace the Internet isn't exactly putting a happy face on it: It's RBF, or Resting Bitch Face, or its precursor, Bitchy Resting Face, first made famous in a Public Service Announcement parody that's been viewed more than 6 million times on YouTube . "...

NYC May Ban the 'B-Word'

Aug 7, 2007 3:38 PM CDT

NYC May Ban the 'B-Word'

City council wants to nix 'bitch' from New Yorkers' vocab

(Newser) - The "N-word" was the first to go, earlier this year, and now New York's city council wants to impose a citywide symbolic ban on another dirty word: bitch. The councilwoman who jump-started the initiative calls the slur "a vile attack on our womanhood," but plenty of New...