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Word Police's Latest Threat to Freedom
Townhall.com ^ | March 15, 2014 | Jeff Crouere

Posted on 03/15/2014 10:48:35 AM PDT by Kaslin

First Lady Michelle Obama is not content nagging Americans about their food choices. She has now decided to lecture us about our word usage. Along with pop star Beyonce and actress Jennifer Garner among others, the First Lady is urging Americans to ban the word “bossy.” She believes that use of the word somehow inhibits young girls from becoming leaders.

This whole effort is typical of liberal campaigns to lecture Americans about everything from their diet to their healthcare choices. Far too many of these liberals believe they know what is best and need to offer such guidance for the typical American is overweight, ignorant, sexist and racist.

It is clear that liberals like the First Lady desperately want to limit freedom in the march toward increased government control. In fact, the whole concept of freedom threatens liberals, so they constantly attack it. The problem for liberals is that the United States of America is the “land of the free” and our country was founded on the concepts of liberty and freedom.

It seems the First Lady and her friends would be more comfortable in a communist or totalitarian system. In fact, this whole movement is reminiscent of Orwell’s classic novel, 1984, in which a totalitarian government banned words and engaged in thought control.

These are quite Orwellian times in our nation; however, it is ironic that these activists are so concerned with the word “bossy,” but obviously unconcerned with the way Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z and other rappers treat women. These so called artists regularly refer to women in the most vulgar and obscene terms. It would be much more constructive for these elitists to focus on the horrible treatment of women in rap music instead of trying to ban words.

In a free country, words should not be “banned.” It is fine for polite society to discourage the use of profanity and degrading terms such as the “N-word,” but “bossy” is neither vulgar nor derogatory. It is also not a word that describes only girls or youngsters.

This misguided effort is being organized by a group called LeanIn.org, a leftist website which claims that “girls are less interested in leadership than boys and that’s because they are worried about being called bossy.” In reality, it is highly doubtful that young girls are making such complaints. Overall, this campaign is absurd, offensive and truly laughable.

What the “ban bossy” movement displays is that liberals are always trying to discount the innate differences between the sexes, which are regularly displayed among boys and girls in classrooms throughout the country. Sadly, for Mrs. Obama, her activism will not be able to override biological facts. Research shows that boys tend to be more aggressive and talkative, while girls are more passive and less likely to get into trouble at school.

It should come as no surprise that boys ask more questions in class and assume more leadership positions in school. This does not mean that boys are smarter or have a greater chance to succeed in the business world; it only highlights the fact that boys and girls are different and no amount of liberal re-education will change that law of nature.

This feminist crusade overlooks what is really happening in our country. Contrary to these ridiculous claims, American young women are prospering quite nicely. Recent data shows that females comprise the majority among students attending colleges, graduate schools and doctoral programs.

To continue to succeed, girls don’t need liberals to ban words, just get out of their way. Ironically, the more the word police try to help young women, the more they will hurt them as liberalism never solves any problem, another irrefutable law of nature.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: banbossy; bossybullies; communist; dnctalkingpoints; feminazism; leanindotorg; savethemales; waronwomenmeme; wordnazis
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Hey Moochelle, you know what you can do?
1 posted on 03/15/2014 10:48:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

considering that we will be judged for every word we speak, I think they should concentrate on speaking the truth first.


2 posted on 03/15/2014 10:50:37 AM PDT by huldah1776
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Another lefty ploy, I heard the lesbian scouts are already on board


3 posted on 03/15/2014 10:53:41 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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These idiots should be happy to hear the word “bossy”. B/c whoever says it usually has another “B” word on their mind they’d rather say.


4 posted on 03/15/2014 10:53:56 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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Blow me. How’s that for a word.


5 posted on 03/15/2014 10:55:20 AM PDT by DownInFlames
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To: Kaslin

Personally, I find her a bossy, ugly bitch.


6 posted on 03/15/2014 10:57:50 AM PDT by Kozak ("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
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7 posted on 03/15/2014 10:58:52 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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Lord knows she’s probably heard it all her life.


8 posted on 03/15/2014 10:59:08 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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“not a word that describes only girls or youngsters.”

I sense that mooch..was exposed to Bossy via Childhood Literature and may have...at some point been unfavorably compared to a cow...


9 posted on 03/15/2014 10:59:59 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Jesus came to Save not Entertain / Ground John Kerry Now!)
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Mooch is the epitome of “bossy”.


10 posted on 03/15/2014 11:00:27 AM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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Idiots, yes. Being ‘bossy’ applies to both men and women bosses. Even your pet milk cow is often called ‘bossy’. But they maybe in one sense, I never heard of a bull called ‘bossy’, but anyway they are full of bull s..t.


11 posted on 03/15/2014 11:01:42 AM PDT by Vinylly
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I gotta tell ya, I have not heard the word 'bossy' in about 15 years or so.

Now all of a sudden it's a freakin CRISIS.

Totally fabricated issue.

12 posted on 03/15/2014 11:02:33 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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When I was a little kid, the word bossy was very often followed by “cow”. I guess it still should be.


13 posted on 03/15/2014 11:03:42 AM PDT by beelzepug (if any alphabets are watchin', I'll be coming home right after the meetin')
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Bossy Ladies Against Bossy - BLAB


14 posted on 03/15/2014 11:05:46 AM PDT by null and void ( Obama is Law-Less because Republican "leaders" are BALL-LESS!!)
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I am tired of that bossy woman, and I’m tired of bossy liberals in general. I can’t wait for Barack O, Michelle O, Nancy Pelosi, all of their bossy friends to disappear from my life.


15 posted on 03/15/2014 11:06:31 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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34 more months


16 posted on 03/15/2014 11:06:37 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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My gosh, next she’ll want to ban,”fussbudget”,
“Fatass”, and “Wide Load”.


17 posted on 03/15/2014 11:06:57 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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18 posted on 03/15/2014 11:08:06 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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Hey Mooch, the English language evolved into the preeminent language on the planet without your help.


19 posted on 03/15/2014 11:08:20 AM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Chopper is not pleased...

20 posted on 03/15/2014 11:10:15 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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