In response to my blog post 'Hillary has been using her husband as an attack dog against Obama, but escapes criticism because of her gender', Bill, a reader, posted a blog comment suggesting anti-Clinton bumper stickers which read "Anyone BUT the bitch!"

I wrote Bill back and explained that I've set my blog software to moderate comments which contain the word "bitch" as well as "f***", "sh**", c*** and a few others, and told him, "Feel free to repost without the word 'bitch.'"

I didn't think much of it at the time but apparently my action was of greater political significance than I realized. Bill wrote me the following letter, and agreed to have it on the blog:

Bill's Letter

Glenn, you're probably being deliberately obtuse by classifying "bitch" in the same category as "s***" "f***" and other ACTUAL obscenities.    Shame on you.  

"Bitch" is an obscenity to you (through your control of the censorship software) because you buy into "political correctness", Glenn.  

Some women ARE "bitches" (and even some men!).  

And when one can no longer refer to women (or men) who behave as "bitches" in a straightforward, efficient description of them, based on their actions and behavior, then you have lost touch with reality.

Mind you, I don't believe that someone ought to be respected simply because they were born with one set of genitals or the other.  

That's the sort of nonsense that feminists and chivalrists would have one believe.

And I also do not believe that properly describing one individual as a "bitch" demeans an entire gender. 

Again, that's the sort of nonsense that feminists and chivalrists might try to sell you.

Some women ARE "bitches" (and if you doubt me on this point, walk into a roomful of feminists and openly state that men deserve equal civil, social, criminal, and reproductive rights to women's - you would undoubtedly be presented with simultaneous examples of "bitches").

What is censorship?   In this context, it's your blog software being set to recognize "bitch" as an obscenity.

In fact, "bitch" is a word with multiple meanings, including one which any dictionary will tell you means "a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, esp. a woman."   

And yes, you are engaging in "censorship," most likely to avoid hurting the feminists' and chivalrists' feelings in this case.  

So the next time that you assure your loyal readers that you do not "censor" their posts very often, at least be honest enough that through the control of your "censorship" software settings, you are likely censoring quite a bit more often than you would care to be proud of.

Me, I thank the powers that be that men like Marc Rudov and Tom Leykis are willing and able to call a spade..... or in this case a bitch for who and what she is.

They have NOT sold out to the feminists and chivalrists, as I believe that you have, Glenn.

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