Gendered Slang

I believe language in today's society is gendered. Simple slang in the English language, that usually go unnoticed, are derogatory towards women or praising toward men. This slang, or sayings, are used on an everyday basis. Some examples, "dont be a pussy", "dont be a girl", "tough guy", "wise guy", "Mr. KnowItAll", and other quick sayings like that are all gendered. The sayings referring to men are calling someone tough, or strong, or wise. The sayings referring to women are negative, as if being a girl is a bad thing, or the female genitalia is something associated to be negative. Another example of female genitalia being used for negative implication is the word "cunt". In today's culture, people use the word "cunt" or "pussy" when describing either a terrible person or a weak person. As seen by timeline ling of genitalia slang, one could see that there were far more slang words for a vagina than there were for a penis. The slang used for a penis also seemed to be more praising. Another common saying that is gendered in the English language is used when describing an object. When people are talking about a car's paint job, they'll say "she looks great", or "she...". This is significant because it is equating women to objects. One rarely hears "he..." when describing an object. Overall, language in today's society is highly gendered, as shown by the several examples provided. On an everyday basis, we communicate through slang that is commonly derogatory towards women or feminism. On the contrary, slang referring to men or masculinity is used in a positive light. To really note the impact, we all should take note for one day the gender references in our language. I am sure we will all be shocked at what we are really talking about in the slang we use.