Blog News #2
January 2024
Men saying ‘tw*t’ is just wrong
Smug self-censorship
I’ve removed all instances of ‘tw*t’ (as an insult) from this blog. It’s not as obvious, but it’s the same as the c-word. I realised (too late) men saying ‘tw*t’ as an insult is wrong. It’s crude – in a bad way. (Unless you’re a poet like John Cooper Clarke.) But there’s no satisfactory non-genitalia-related alternative. Twit? Prat? Not quite the same meaning. And ‘tw*t! is such a satisfing expletive to explete! For the last time: Twat!
soothfairy 
This is disappointing. Up to now I’d perceived you as someone with quite a balanced view on things. Are you now going to outlaw women using insults such as prick, plonker, bell-end and dick? Don’t tell me: that’s rendered different by the context of patriarchy.
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Sorry to disappont you, Anonymous. But yes – I think it is different because of patriarchy. If and when power between the sexes reaches balance, I’d have no objection to either sex using genitalia-related insults.
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