[Vision2020] The new The Saga Continues...
Tom Hansen
thansen at moscow.com
Tue Nov 17 17:58:33 PST 2009
Courtesy of Merriam-Webster at:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bitchy
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Audio pronunciation for "bitchy "
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?bitchy01=bitchy
Main Entry: bitchy
Pronunciation: \ˈbi-chç\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): bitch·i·er; bitch·i·est
Date: 1937
: characterized by malicious, spiteful, or arrogant behavior
— bitch·i·ly \ˈbi-chə-lç\ adverb
— bitch·i·ness \ˈbi-chç-nəs\ noun
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It is certainly no more sexist than what was heard on television (Animal
Planet, DirectTV Channel 282) from the 2007 Eukanuba Dog Show (Portland,
Oregon)
As one of the competitors was waling his dog (female) around the arena for
final exposition for "Best in Breed", one of the announcers clearly
stated, "Here we have Jeff Strathen (or something like that) walking his
shitzu for one final look. She is one nice looking bitch, isn't she?"
Thoughts, Keely?
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
> We must live in two different worlds. In mine "bitchy" means childishly
> petulant. In my world women use the term much more than men, and use it
> unisexually.
>
> W.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: keely emerinemix
> To: deco at moscow.com ; vision2020 at moscow.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:09 PM
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] The new The Saga Continues...
>
>
> I'm with Gary on this one (sorry, Gary). "Bitchy" and forms thereof may
> be something leveled at a guy, like "Hey, dude, just stop bitchin' about
> it!" But at its core, and as the etymology confirms, it's the
> denigrating of a woman by likening her to a she-dog. When McCain
> staffers called Hillary Clinton a bitch, the offense wasn't that they
> were mean to her; they could just as easily have said she was "an
> arrogant a--hole" or something equally snotty. But "bitch" is the
> pejorative you need when you want to cut a woman down or put her in her
> place, and even its recent androgynous use -- along the lines of "Hey,
> car bitch! Go get my Corvette!" for the parking valet -- is meant to
> demean the object as someone worthy of dismissal and denigration.
>
> And women know "dismissal" and "denigration" all too well . . .
>
> Keely
> www.keely-prevailingwinds.com
>
>
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> From: deco at moscow.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:02:27 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The new The Saga Continues...
>
>
> I am unaware that calling anyone, man or woman, "bitchy" is sexist, but
> a matter of fact in the context of "arms akimbo."
>
> Perhaps, you need to stop looking at the world through keyholes.
>
> W.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: the lockshop
> To: Art Deco ; Vision 2020
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The new The Saga Continues...
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>
> I think she looks.....fine.
>
> What's amusing is a remark that denies the out of context use of the
> photo as sexist followed by comment that includes the term "bitchy."
>
> g
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Art Deco
> To: Vision 2020
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The new The Saga Continues...
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>
> Perhaps I missed something, but where does it say it was used
> without permission. I do not have access to the contract between
> Runner's World and Ms. Palin, but in my experience such photo shoot
> contracts give total control of the material created to the payer
> for the photo shoot. Perhaps you have other information.
>
> In any case, Palin did give permission for the photo to be used by
> Runner's World. I hardly think the photo sexist, but with her arms
> akimbo, she does look a little bitchy.
>
> W.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: the lockshop
> To: Art Deco ; Vision 2020
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The new The Saga Continues...
>
>
> Considering the text on that cover and the fact that the photo was
> taken for an article to appear in Runners World magazine and used
> without permission one sort of has to wonder how this rag
> justifies calling itself "Newsweek." Perhaps Left Wing Opinionweak
> would be more appropriate. Considering their dwindling
> circulation, I suppose it hardly matters.
>
> g
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Art Deco
> To: Vision 2020
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:42 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] The new The Saga Continues...
>
>
> Let's see. Didn't she pose for the photo at issue for
> distribution in a magazine, or was that some egregious impostor?
>
>
> Palin slams 'sexist' Newsweek cover
> Posted: November 17th, 2009 12:06 PM ET
>
> From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
>
>
> Palin is not happy with the latest Newsweek cover.
>
> (CNN) - Sarah Palin's image is everywhere as she launches a
> highly-anticipated book tour this week, but the former Alaska
> governor is unhappy with at least one media organization's
> depiction of her.
> Palin took aim at Newsweek's eye-catching cover this week that
> shows the former vice presidential candidate in her running
> outfit - an image that was apparently lifted from a Runner's
> World photo shoot months ago. Writing on her Facebook page
> Monday night, Palin said the depiction is flat out "sexist, and
> oh-so-expected."
> "The choice of photo for the cover of this week's Newsweek is
> unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this 'news' magazine
> has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the
> relevant," Palin wrote. "The out-of-context Newsweek approach is
> sexist, and oh-so-expected by now."
> "If anyone can learn anything from it: it shows why you
> shouldn't judge a book by its cover, gender, or color of skin.
> The media will do anything to draw attention – even if out of
> context," Palin also said.
> The photo is accompanied by text that states "How Do You Solve A
> Problem Like Sarah? She's bad news for the GOP - and for
> everybody else too."
> Palin has held back few punches at the media in the initial
> stages of her publicity tour. The former governor slammed the
> Associated Press for its recent fact check that took issue with
> several of the memoir's contentions and, in her Oprah appearance
> that aired Monday, Palin slammed the way the media treated her
> family during the campaign.
> The Alaska Republican also doesn't hold back in her book,
> writing at one point, "I had been out of journalism for a long
> time, and it was pretty obvious the rules had changed. I felt
> sick about the depths to which some in the press had apparently
> sunk, not because it was unfair to me and John, but because it
> was unfair to the American electorate."
>
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