(11-18-2015, 12:43 PM)Valence Wrote: Another thought occured to me also... Please take it with a whole spoon of salt since it might touch sensitive topics.I would argue, then, that 'whore' is just as sexist and belittling as 'bitch' is.
Some curse words like cunt, bitch, and especially pussy, can be considered, especially today, as incredibly sexist. The same way the saying "having the balls to do something" (can be replaced with "guts"), is, in a way. It belittles or outright puts the female gender to a subpar position in comparison.
This is not to say that those words are necessarily bad, especially if you want to portray someone that well... is sexist. Or, if you consider that the time period is inherently sexist.Â
After all, I have seen several mentions of "bitch" in a few quests, so there is that too.
Please note that I have no strong feeling on those as long as they are kept IC in a justified context, but I think it is an important thing to keep in mind as it can ruffle sensibilities.
As a personal taste I don't like the words 'pussy' or 'cunt' used as slurs but the game does use 'whoresons' a variant of sons of a bitch/sons of bitches. I'm not sure of when bitch has been used in-game but... yeah.