tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14240112.post5127619251432726681..comments2024-03-28T15:21:38.845-04:00Comments on Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History: LexiconUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14240112.post-67838162973336050002007-04-30T10:28:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:28:00.000-04:00Or how about society not encouraging boys to be st...Or how about society not encouraging boys to be studs? That if trampy behavior is bad for girls, then it is bad for boys, too.<BR/><BR/>Levenger had a great book about insults from a bygone era, something I think that Samuel Johnson wrote, but it is out of print, more's the pity.Lucy Arinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058860776710439754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14240112.post-61820504399693423522007-04-30T09:52:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:52:00.000-04:00This is a really interesting point. Most of our in...This is a really interesting point. Most of our insult words do seem to relate to the female of our species. Even my favorite, that little "F" gem, implies something done "to" a weaker (i.e. feminine) person. I'd love to see words like "brute" and "cur" and "oaf" come back into fashion....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com