The following PSA is sort of the flip side of my previous post. It’s considered acceptable to use any word you want to describe Sarah Palin — even print up t-shirts calling her a word that’ll get you a slap in the face if your mother loves you — because she’s an enemy of the left. No outpouring of rage is off-limits. Etiquette, logic, and all other higher brain functions completely shut down.
Does that mean we should try to ban those ugly words? Nope. Those idiots have every right to be idiots, as loudly and angrily as they please.
And speaking of idiocy:
I’m a little disappointed that Condoleezza Rice participated in this. More than most of us, she should know that the best response to free speech you don’t like is more free speech. Not trying to ban adjectives.
But you know how pushy those broads can get! Sorry, I mean dames. Chicks? Oh, come on, don’t be like that…
(Hat tip: Hollywood Reporter)
P.S. And remember: Liberals want conservatives to shut up. Conservatives want liberals to keep talking.
P.P.S. Days like today are why Twitter was invented.
Wow, this #banbossy tag is amazing! I can feel the whole world changing already. #JustDontBanSarcasm
— Rob B (@rovibe71) March 10, 2014
I’m a Girl Scout mom, believe it or not, and #banbossy is a horrible idea. #1- this is not actually a problem #2- boys are not “leading”
— Margery (The Woman) (@thewomanmargery) March 10, 2014
#BanBossy Demanding a word be banned sounds …bossy to me… #irony #whysobossy #resisttheborg #wordpolice
— Velvet Hammer (@velvethammer) March 10, 2014
Bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy, bossy. #DontTellMeWhatToDo #BanBossy
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
Monica might disagree. RT @erinlmcdermott “Women are the world’s most underused resource.” -Hillary Rodham Clinton @LeanInOrg #banbossy
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
Google supports #banbossy on their search page. That’s cool. Can I admit, tho, that I like being bossy? pic.twitter.com/gmt3T0CAcw
— Gwynne (@gwynnek) March 10, 2014
So you can turn a bad word into a good word by taking off the “y” at the end? Try it with “country.” #BanBossy
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
Not as much as Jane would like. MT @sheehan22 What do @Beyonce & @janemarielynch have in common?
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
BREAKING: If you have to monitor and regulate other people’s speech to feel better about yourself, you are NOT empowered. #banbossy
— Angela Nelson (@angelaisms) March 10, 2014
Is the word “bossy” used most to refer to women? Yes. Just as “jerk” is near-exclusively used for a male. This is LIFE. #BanGenderNeutralism
— ZoeyCat (@zoeythegreat) March 10, 2014
@JayCaruso It’s a campaign for unpleasantly domineering women to continue negative behavior unchecked. #BanPeopleSkills
— ZoeyCat (@zoeythegreat) March 10, 2014
‘Stupidest campaign ever’! Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Girl Scouts want to #BanBossy http://t.co/s2TJISSvMW
— TwitchyTeam (@TwitchyTeam) March 10, 2014
Stop being bossy, @sherylsandberg! #BanBossy
— Stockman HotTub (@bitingtea) March 10, 2014
I can’t stand bossy little kids. #BanBossyKids #BanBossy
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
While we’re at it, #BanBossy, can we #BanLeadership and #BanWinning too? What about the kids that don’t speak up at all? #BanSpeaking
— FreedomDork (@JackieBodnar) March 10, 2014
#BanBossy Teaching girls to be strong leaders by telling them to go running to a teacher at the first sign of disagreement
— Political Math (@politicalmath) March 10, 2014
Girls who fail to lead because they were called bossy at some point in their lives weren’t meant to be leaders in the first place #banbossy
— Amy Lutz (@amylutz4) March 10, 2014
Gotta indoctrinate ’em before they start thinking for themselves. RT @thisisjoshsmith @TwitchyTeam #banbossy pic.twitter.com/nzwg97pCbq
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
Not to be confused with #BanBoosie. #ShutUpRacist
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
Let’s ban them. Yay! MT @LeanInOrg Words matter.
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
What if I don’t FEEL like leaning in? What are you gonna do about it? #BanBossy
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
Your ears must be burning. MT @ariannahuff I pledge to #banbossy.
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
Because of their descriptive precision. MT @LeanInOrg Bossy. Bitch. Pushy. Aggressive. Why words to describe working women matter.
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) March 10, 2014
Instead of calling assertive women “bossy,” let’s use the gender-neutral term “assholes” http://t.co/bBxpnjHc0j
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 10, 2014
P.P.P.S. Hmmm.
It might seem crazy, what I’m ’bout to say
You’ve got to work or you get no pay
So heed my words if you wanna stay
If you don’t like it, you can go your way
‘Cause I’m bossyyyyyyyyy…