RED FLAGS

Red flags Red flags if you are a female, the c word, the b word, the s word. The words that judge your appearance e.g fat, ugly, spotty, Old, scruffy, miserable, saggy, thin, which is an insult in the context of too thin or anerexic. The words which questions your competence e g stupid Cow, stupid slag, stupid woman. The words which gaslight you e.g lunatic, psychobitch, evil bitch, Crazy bitch, mad cow. A teacher online whined about the red flag warning of general rude Ness such as tone of voice, but sexist rudeness is more sinister. Sexist language is the language of my stepdad who devalues women without looks, without intellect and gaslights those around him. I don’t take offence at tone, but some male shouting bitch Is an alarm bell going off. It’s not personal but mysogynist. To make matters more complex sexism has taken on elements of ageism and disablism which is reflected in the words silly moo, Bimbo, birdbrain and so on. Well, this old boiler prefers snapping to multiple prejudices. I’m an old battleaxe too.

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