Yup. I also love being shamed for being angry with the word "bitter." Do we ever call men bitter? We do not. This is another word in the misogynist dictionary, meant to discredit and shame a woman who express anything other than joy at the privilege of living with a man.
Yup. I also love being shamed for being angry with the word "bitter." Do we ever call men bitter? We do not. This is another word in the misogynist dictionary, meant to discredit and shame a woman who express anything other than joy at the privilege of living with a man.
I agree with your comment, and would like to add another word that is used against women a lot, and that word is "selfish". My experience with this was in an unhappy marriage to my now ex-husband. Every time I didn't do exactly what he wanted I was "selfish"- never mind that he was far more selfish than I could ever be, or perhaps that was the point- he was deflecting his own horrible behavior onto me.
Yup. I also love being shamed for being angry with the word "bitter." Do we ever call men bitter? We do not. This is another word in the misogynist dictionary, meant to discredit and shame a woman who express anything other than joy at the privilege of living with a man.
I agree with your comment, and would like to add another word that is used against women a lot, and that word is "selfish". My experience with this was in an unhappy marriage to my now ex-husband. Every time I didn't do exactly what he wanted I was "selfish"- never mind that he was far more selfish than I could ever be, or perhaps that was the point- he was deflecting his own horrible behavior onto me.
Damn how have I never noticed that "bitter" only applies to women?!? Thanks.