"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a commonly quoted part of a dialogue in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet argues that the names of things do not matter, only what things are.
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Lately I have seen or heard women calling themselves the B* word. Broke my heart, until I realized they were actually proud to call themselves that!
Have they forgotten the definition? Do they not respect themselves? Do they consider it a badge of honor?
What is it with this current generation? I definitely feel like I grew up in an entirely different one! When I was young, the only women that called themselves that, were the type who matched the definition. It was equivalent for them, to a man strutting his stuff so as to say, "watch out!"
Now it has become some modern slang for every woman to say, "watch out!" and they laugh about it as though it is something to be proud of. Does one really want to be labelled that?
In case you haven't read the definition, this is what it says:
bitch[bich] noun
1. a female dog: The bitch won first place in the sporting dogs category.
2. a female of canines generally.
3. Slang ...
a. a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, especially a woman.
b. a lewd woman.
c. Disparaging and Offensive . any woman.
4. Slang . a person who performs demeaning tasks for another; servant: Tom is so her bitch; she just ordered him to go fetch her some pizza—and he went without a word.
5. Slang . a convict who is in a homosexual relationship and/or dominant relationship willingly or unwillingly in the prison setting: The new inmate was immediately forced to be the bitch of the prison's top dog.
Maybe Juliet didn't put much stock in a name, but I can tell you that there are people who still do. If your a B*, then by all means. If not, find another name...if you have a bad side,maybe call yourself a rose. It does still have thorns after all!
