Not the Same
Editor:
Lighten up, Sam Neuwirth! (Mailbox, Jan. 6) Equating "dick moves" with "cunt moves" ignores the millennia of women being treated as second-class citizens (still, earning on average 80 percent of what a man does for the same job). Equating "dick" with "cunt" is no more appropriate than likening the insult quotient of "whitey," "honky" or "cracker" to the n-word, which is why I don't write it out.
"Dick" and "cunt" are in different categories. "Dick" = jerk = asshole (not to mention detective, etc.), often used lightheartedly ("Oh come on, don't be such a dick!") without reference to male genitals. "Cunt," on the other hand, is genuinely insulting and clearly has misogynist overtones.
If you're interested, I wrote about the origins of "cunt" in my Field Notes column Nov. 2, 2016, under the (inspired!) heading, "Country Matters."
Barry Evans, Eureka
Related Stories
-
"The Golden Rule"
Jan 27, 2022 -
'Harmful to Men'
Jan 6, 2022 -
Top 10 Dick Moves of 2021
Dec 30, 2021
Latest in Mailbox
Readers also liked…
-
'Harmful to Men'
- Jan 6, 2022
-
The Elf on the Shelf is Begging You Not to Put Him Out This Year
- Dec 8, 2022
