3 members of the jury believe that it is perfectly acceptable to refer to a woman as a bitch. One of them found it so acceptable that they even used the very dismissive sarcastic comment "Groan". This is extremely disturbing. If this was freerepublic, I would expect it. But this is Democratic Underground, a forum whose membership includes some of the most enlightened and evolved progressives in the entire world.

Now I ask you all, why is it OK to use the the sexist slur "bitch" as a negative descriptor for a a woman, but not OK to use the negative descriptor "nigger" for a black person?

I'll tell you why, in plain English. It is because misogyny is so deeply rooted in our culture, so institutionalized, so acceptable within the collective consciousness of this culture, that many people can't even understand when they are being misogynists. Or, accepting of misogyny.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/124090061