She has a point. Standard line of American left is the word "cunt" used as an insulting epithet is misogynistic. It's not just an insult, there's splash damage. Even if you think history of racism means it's not equivalent to the Barr thing, why such a vast disparity in reaction?https://twitter.com/conservmillen/status/1002308507805405187 …
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The argument that it was said by a woman doesn't seem relevant here. It wasn't an attempt to reclaim the word, it wasn't used ironically - it was a just a slur. The truth, of course, is people's hatred of Trump drives their reaction here.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
Guess who is trying to "reclaim" it.
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Replying to @RichSandersen
Okay, well that's just vacuous beyond words, and wildly misunderstands what it means to reclaim a word.
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