Slang Term "Bitch"

Elaine and I had email difficulties, so I would like to write a little bit about the slang word "bitch" also.

If someone came to America and was called a bitch, would they take that personally or blow it off like it was a good thing? I sometimes wonder what peole think of our slang terms and how it affends many people. I remember when I was a teenager, I was always referred to as the crabby one in the household so to by funny my mom bought me a shirt that said "You call me a bitch likes it a bad thing". I wore it all the time and looking back at it now, I think to myself that its things like that, that makes it ok to use these kinds of words in our society.

If in America, you were called a bitch, it could be referred to as many things. People can call someone a bitch and mean it to be a term for you being mean, rude, or even crabby. Some times people call others bitch to be funny, sarcastic, or even as a joke. Some peole will laugh after being called a bitch and other times people will truly have their feelings hurt and look back at the situation to see what made it ok for the person to call them that, or what made it not ok for that person to call them that. If a man should call a women a bitch, it would hurt that women much more than if one of their girl friends called her a bitch. In my opinion, a guy should never call a women a bitch. Its kind of like playing with fire, as the women may become furious. Either way, bitch is a very common word that should not be used everyday like its currently used. You hear this slang term everywhere you go -- school, malls, work, home, groups, etc-- everywhere you go, someone is talking about someone else who they think is a bitch. Why not just say you thought they were mean, or sarcastic, or whatever the case may be. If you, or anyone else should tell me that I am a bitch, I am going to ask you why you think that. That way, if I truly was, I would be able to look back at the situation and not do it again. If you are called a bitch in America, please dont be afraid to ask what it means if you don't understand that way you know if you should take it personally or not. Its ok to ask questions even if you look silly; at least you would know what they meant by it. Some people may not tell you why they called you a bitch because they might not even know, but most times its because you said something that came off to them as being crabby, rude or even mean. Other times its just to be sarcastic or joking with a friend or family member. I do however recommend that if you want to use this slang term, please be careful who you call a "bitch" as if its a teacher or co-worker, know that you will be in more trouble than if you called your sister a bitch. Just be careful when using the term.