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Standing up to misogyny as a family
I stress to my sons that slurs against women should not be uttered and also hope the presence of strong women in their lives will help them to be mindful about respecting women
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I recently overheard some teenage boys chatting loudly among themselves. They nonchalantly used phrases like "b*****s" to refer to their female friends and proclaimed to one another that they would always prefer "bro's over ho's".
I stopped the boys to ask if they understood that the word "b***h" is a pejorative slang word to refer to a belligerent or unreasonable woman and is extremely derogatory and that "ho" is the short form for w***e.
