. . . is us. You and me. Ourselves.
To quote Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State in the Clinton Administration (and the 1st woman to hold the post): "There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."
I'd take it a step further: There's an extra special place in that special place in hell, for women who undermine other women.
That bitch that did whatever. That slut who slept with your ex-boyfriend. That weirdo, this whore, etc. etc. etc. I've done it, you do it too. And it has to stop.
The final straw for me this week was Rush Limbaugh, which just brings up Bill Maher, neither of whom have daughters, both of whom are to blame. It is wrong to call a woman with whom you disagree a "twat" or a "cunt" or a "slut" or a "prostitute". Disagree with their ideas, their points of view. But really, to stoop to demeaning sexual insults is downright unacceptable. It is an attempt to silence women. Yet powerful men like these think they can get away with it BECAUSE WE ARE JUST AS BAD.
So, please, let's set a civilized example. If we women stop calling one another these names in hatred, men will stop too.
However, I'm taking back "slut". We took "bitch" back in the 90's and "slut" is now ours. If a woman who wants to enjoy a healthy and satisfying sex life is a slut, then I am guilty as charged. Sluts unite!
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