Using the word "witch" as a euphemism
I find a lot of people use the word witch when they really mean to call someone the B word. My mom even does that from time to time.
This isn't okay.
If somebody was a greedy, money grubbing con artist, would you call them a Jew? (Well, some of you would, but you get my point.)
Speaking as a witch, I am sometimes a rather unpleasant individual, but not always. Sometimes, I can even be fun, or so I kid myself. And I know it's pretty much universally used as a euphemism, mostly by people who think we don't exist, and I've been told I should just "get over it." But it bothers me just a little every time.
Okay, I'll shut up now.
This isn't okay.
If somebody was a greedy, money grubbing con artist, would you call them a Jew? (Well, some of you would, but you get my point.)
Speaking as a witch, I am sometimes a rather unpleasant individual, but not always. Sometimes, I can even be fun, or so I kid myself. And I know it's pretty much universally used as a euphemism, mostly by people who think we don't exist, and I've been told I should just "get over it." But it bothers me just a little every time.
Okay, I'll shut up now.
46-50, M
