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Ban the word bossy
Alex_Davies1973
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Beyonce Joins Stars In 'Ban Bossy' Campaign
Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Garner are among other public figures to support the campaign which encourages girls to take charge.
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No its wrong to ban the word bossy,as bossy people need to be told that they are bossy no matter what sex that they are,as why should bossy people get away with been bossy,
Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Garner are among other public figures to support the campaign which encourages girls to take charge.
URL="http://news.sky.com/story/1223670/beyonce-joins-stars-in-ban-bossy-campaign"] Ban the word bossy[/URL]
No its wrong to ban the word bossy,as bossy people need to be told that they are bossy no matter what sex that they are,as why should bossy people get away with been bossy,
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its like the word "judge"
people say dont judge me
what they mean is dont judge me negatively
I'd rather ban bossy people who try to tell us what words we are allowed to use.
The P.C do gooders at it again,were will it stop.
i take it youre being sarcastic which is fair enough
the PC conditioning working well then
what do you call guy gibsons dog? ;-)
From what I remember of my early school days, it was as likely to be applied to boys too.
Any male bosses I've had have been called far worse!
If a man is bossy they are mainly consindered to be assertive, authoritive etc, which are positive, but if a female shows the same traits they are considered bossy.
domineering, dominating, overbearing, imperious, masterful, autocratic, officious, high-handed, high and mighty, authoritarian, dictatorial, strict, harsh, severe, iron-handed, controlling, despotic, tyrannical, draconian, oppressive, subjugating, undemocratic, anti-democratic.
I heard something on radio 4 about this. A couple of women were calling for a ban on the word in schools because they said it was mainly used to describe girls. The whole thing was ridiculous. In my opinion, boys are far more likely to be labelled as a naughty, jack the lad, scamp, silly, daft (or numerous other terms that seem to be mostly attributed unfairly to boys).
So I suppose they'll be wanting to ban all those words too, in the interest of fairness, obviously? I suppose they could ban words like 'pervy' while they're at it, that are used overwhelmingly against men? Or perhaps stop being so ridiculous and go back to singing about girls ruling the world, or how much easier her life would be if she were a boy, or whatever
I've never encountered 'bossy' as being a positive term when applied to men - honestly, in an all-male workplace being regarded as 'bossy' is not admired. You'll soon acquire a much more derogatory label.
Quoted for truth. Had to check the date. Thought for a moment I'd woken up the day after the last day of March ;-)
I know, i haven't heard it since school either.
I'll keep 'bossy' though. Don't hear it that much.
Exactly. It's not like the alternatives are any better. A man acting in an incredibly bossy manner will just quickly acquire the names 'tosser' or 'arsehole' instead! They're kidding themselves if they think women are so hard done by, they're the only ones who have to deal with negative terms being thrown at them. They need to grow up and live with it, because the only way to prevent negative terms would be to ban language
Very good point. I think there is an issue with how people are perceived that is influenced by gender.
I think the solution shouldn't be banning words, because sometimes those words are correct, but rather the solution should be trying to change peoples attitudes to treating boys and girls differently.
Some kids are bossy, but rather than calling them bossy in a derogative way, they should be encouraged to develop their skills in dealing with other. The same goes for encouraging a 'naughty' kids energy to be used in a more worthwhile way.
Now that's interesting - you assume that someone who apparently agrees with your own statement must be "being sarcastic". How curious - one might almost think you were just affecting the "PC GAWN MAD" position in the first place...