The XX Factor : bitch

Up Is the New Down

Melinda Henneberger — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:09:00 GMT

So I take my eye off Planet Palin for a half a minute—and by the time I get back, Dahlia has sworn off the stuff altogether, and the rest of you are acting like what Barack Obama said about lipstick is no big oink; are you kidding? I am so outraged, I...(read more)

Women in Black

Melinda Henneberger — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Like Liza, I am not a huge fan of the b-word; how about we send Cindy to that boy's house? Tina Fey's "Bitch is the New Black" joke about how it takes women mean as nuns to get things done is funny—as was Hillary, in her good-natured appearance on this...(read more)

The Language Instinct

Liza Mundy — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:06:00 GMT

Just to revisit for a second the thread about profanity: Emily's Tina Fey homage and Cindy Loose's parking lot dispatch both arrived, for me, at an opportune moment. Last week, my sweet and cheerful 12-year-old came home to report that a boy on her middle-school...(read more)

"Bitch Is the New Black"

Emily Bazelon — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:57:00 GMT

Speaking of "whore" and other such eptihets, how great was Tina Fey's "Bitch Is the New Black" on SNL last week? An astute friend of mine points out that while Fey has gotten lots of attention for mocking the press for falling at Obama's feet, this is...(read more)