words used in our culture to describe/name women:

There are many words we use in conversation that are attributed to the traditional genders: male and female. With a group of ten female classmates, who quickly became my great friends, we prompted two simple questions: What words are used to describe women? And what words are specifically associated with women? My initial reaction concluded that this would be an easy task and a complete waste of my time. Soon after the process began, I realized what this really meant to me. I found out quickly that there are many words that are both positively and negatively prescribed for the female species. Words like bitch, slut, cunt, and whore stuck out as condescending and hurtful. My girlfriends and I had to constantly remind one another about the positive aspects women have to offer, but it was mucheasier to come up with the slander.. Attached is our final list of terms.

Bitch Slut Cunt Whore Lady Female
Ho Squaw Aunt Grandma Miss Ms.
Flapper Bride Wife Ditz Blonde Hot
Love Chick Talkative Pregnant Angel Girly-Girl
Witch Mom Tomboy Baby Mama Sweetie Mother
Daughter Girl Delicate Beautiful Dyke Giver or life
Babe Cougar Maid Missy Mrs. Honey
Motherly Sister Temptress Gem Flirt Puppet
Gal Pet PMSing Lesbian Pumpkin Mademoiselle
Sex Butch Sugar Belle Sexy Voluptuous
Tramp Dainty Weak Hussy Dame Baby
Dear Ball&Chain Ma’am Madam Cow Queen
Nanny Siren Boob Flower Tease Friend
BFF Nurse Skank Miss Thang Great Gma Pure
Madonna Lover Straight Adulteress Bag Lady Feminist
Feminine Caregiver Strong Domestic Sassy Devoted
Prostitute Doll Darling Other Half Old Maid Sweetheart
Sex Kitten Princess Muse Harpies Dominatrix Playboy Bunny
Piece of Ass Virgin Goddess Vagina Baby Cakes Cat Lady
Play Thing Mother Hen Peach Starlight Goody2shoes Titty
Hooker Mouse Jewel Peanut Wench Drama Queen
Guys Fox Damsel Cat Homemaker Chica
Vixen Diva Hag Amazon Nun Daughters of Eve
Maiden Double-D Venus Shorty Pussy Bimbo
Teacher Prima Donna Waitress Skirt Debutante Duchess
Mistress Oma Caretaker Cook Baker High-heels
Babushka Roxy Sex Slave Woman Brat Bootylicious Seamstress Girly Nurturing Girl Friend Hormonal Cheerleader
Soprano Alto Toy Senorita Amigas Hourglass Figure
Gentle Bras Thongs Diamonds Pretty Hoochie Mama Sacred Soft Model Crafty Simple Passionate Wicked Poised Tight Ass Pole Dancer Stripper
Birth Control Bountiful Fertile Bosom Playful Classy
Manly Womanly Big Booty Cranky Loverly Bridesmaid Anorexic Bulimic Overweight Slave Emotional Fashionable Fragile Seductive Caring Property Irritable Babysitter Lady of the Night Maternal Misses Menopause Estrogen Tampons Breast Cancer Ovulating Menstrual Varicose Veins Nursing Lactating Osteoporosis Pads Pedicure Ovarian Cancer Curvy Diva Cup Smooth Precious “Hawt” Domesticated Catty Porn Star Soft Spoken Intelligent Make-up Stretch Marks Manicure Polished Trophy Wife Starter Wife Bossy First Lady Secretary

I'm positive this list is incomplete, but that's not the point. We applied that same questions to men and came up with a significantly smaller list... we found many of the derogatory words to be feminine. As a developing girl, I thought I was cool to use words like: ho, bitch, fat, bootylicious. I had always wanted to be skinny, sexy, and not too smart. Fortunately, I had amazing role models who made me feel comfortable in my own skin, and the books I read were full of positive female role models that made me realize I could be smart, curvy, talented, and most importantly, confident. Stop and reflect on your words and actions. Do you categorize people? I challenge you to make a list asking these questions: What words are used to describe men? What words are specifically associated with men?

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