Since leftists have solved all the economic, social, and fiscal problems in the country; they have turned their attention to policing speech. The latest object of their inexhaustible ire is the word “bossy.” The progressive hive mind has determined that “bossy” is a sexust term that undermines chicks’ self-esteem, or something.
[Obama bundler and Facebook COO Sheryl] Sandberg — the chief operating officer of Facebook and author of the best-selling book “Lean In” — is spearheading the launch of a campaign today to ban the word “bossy,” arguing the negative put-down stops girls from pursuing leadership roles.
The First Mooch Our esteemed First Lady is very much on-board with this very important issue. And this is a very VERY important to the progressive left. But the debt, Benghazi, Fast & Furious, and IRS abuse are “phony scandals.”
If you gave the libs a dollar for every controlling behavior they speak out about, they would be wealthy.
And yet these libtards are the ones who want to control everyone else.
If you ban “bossy,” what’s left? “Bitchy?”
Regards,
Peter H.
How about banning bossy behavior instead of the word. It tends to affect the self esteem of those on the receiving end of bossy beeyotches.
Phony outrage.
Grow a thicker skin-people don’t like the word “bossy” because it is a negative but bossy people are annoying. The person labeled bossy should learn how to be less so.
Well what about words like “domineering,” “manipulative,” “vindictive,” and “irrational”? Those are all negative words to describe women. Why don’t we just make it illegal to speak about women in a negative manner at all, since the poor dears apparently fall apart at anything more than the gentlest of constructive criticism?
If they were truly considerate of the speaking public, Sheryl and Mooch would gently suggest a more, uh, positive term that could be used to describe a bossy woman. Left to our own devices we might resort to some of the terms suggested in previous comments here. Still, if they stipulate a single adjective, mightn’t that just turn into a “dog whistle”? And mightn’t they seem bossy? What a conundrum!
I presume “bossy” does NOT make men feel uncomfortable, put-down, or less likely to pursue leadership roles? The insensitive wretches!!
There is a certain irony in that it is rather “Bossy” to try to tell other what they can do or say.
Women often adopt a domineering (“bossy”) manner in order to cover up their insecurity and incompetence. Also, men.
Yet another in the long (and truly tiresome) list of examples that make plain the left’s dissonance: on the one hand, women are intelligent and fully capable beings who can do anything at least as well as men.
On the other, they’re so insecure, frail and brittle that a mere word can bring on emotional upheaval.
Poor things. It’s a wonder they can function at all.
Hysteria! Oops, sorry – that word has to go, too.