[NewMusic] raphe malik 'sexist' CD

[Alan Anzalone]

http://www.bitchmagazine.com/

Alan Anzalone
aanz at mindspring.com



On Jan 5, 2007, at 10:14 PM, Phillip Greenlief wrote:

> ----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of Sarah - 21 Grand
> Subject: Re: [NewMusic] raphe malik 'sexist' CD
>
>> in and of itself, how can the quote be sexist?  is it
>> somehow degrading to women to be thought of as clean?
>
> - uh, dude try:
>
> ...... 2. words used to describe a woman that tend to be  
> derogatory. If
> this
> escapes you, think of what it would mean if you used the words "bitch"
> or
> "pussy" to describe a guy.
>
> PG:
> I'm with you Sarah, but just to split hairs, "pussy" was not being  
> used
> to describe a woman; it is being used to describe a woman's genitals
> (actually, I guess it was used to describe some "fresh" music, which
> totally escapes me how that works, but...).
>
> Actually, I mean, if we're going to talk about genitals, I prefer the
> use of the word pussy over the use of the word vagina any day. But I'm
> not a woman and consequently, I can not be expected to be as
> intelligent. Everyone knows women are smarter. It's just sad that  
> women
> post less frequently than the guys on this list; because we could  
> learn
> more from them if they would speak up more often (I'm serious about  
> this
> - I'm not being facetious, despite my tone in the rest of this post).
>
> But back to pussy...I get kind of tingly just saying it: p-u-s-s-y.  
> See?
> You try it. It feels good to say it. It makes my lips numb just  
> thinking
> about it. It feels much better to say pussy than to say cock (who
> doesn't like cats more than roosters?). It may be a tie between pussy
> and johnson (which definitely imparts some much needed humor with
> reference to male genitalia), but there's no contest between pussy and
> cock. Pussy wins every time. This is all fairly subjective though...
>
> Of course, the idea of using the word to describe my music (or  
> anyone's
> music really)...well, wow - I can't really imagine doing that; it
> wouldn't come naturally.  Using the "b" word, however, is out of  
> bounds
> - no doubt about it. Although when I was a kid I must admit I said,
> "That black Corvette is bitchin'!" quite a lot...we all have our  
> sins to
> atone for, apparently.
>
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