Being a woman, you can 'own' the word, ascribe it to yourself, even relish that part of your identity when you want to. Bitch is about mating to me and only has a negative connotation when applied to a woman in a derogatory manner .Stud and Sire are badges of honor to machismos.
Most of literate society, if not all, has a culture of male dominance and power. But we define ourselves within that, sure. It's not genetic, or constitutional or dna, it's simply culture. And it relates to race as well as gender. There
is a heirarchy ('better than', class, system, etc.) There are oppressed groups within the reality of societies even when we look at only heirarchy rather than simply patriarchy, but they're intermingled to assure those in power (whites, men, corporations, pimps, systems, etc.) maintain their place on the 'ladder'.
Minorities are disenfranchised, women have the 'glass ceiling', gays have their own struggles. A token 'guy from the hills or hood' who "makes good", or a woman who chooses to, and has the opportunities, and capitalizes on them, or a tribe that 'controls' online gambling does not negate the fact that there are age old systems in place to denegrate the 'lesser' and exhalt the 'greater' - making it much easier for a 'rich kid' to 'network' than a slum dweller or a woman. And no, a woman or afro-american being elected president doesn't disprove this... though that occurance
could help others in the future.
There will be poverty and racism and exploitation until each individual, regardless of race, creed (are their still creeds?
) religion or economic status has the same respect given.
To even have to discuss whether depicting an ape as a black man, or argue whether bitch is offensive shows us just how far we have to go.
It's a long long way.
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And still
I was only initially 'offended' by the specism. Apes ain't MONKEYS!
Peace