Dog Store Sign Angers Many...

That article makes me laugh... really, it seems like anyone who is offended against anything has to bring children into it.

"Won't somebody please think of the children??"
(sorry, I spend too much time watching The Simpsons )

Most 5 year old don't read and they have much more important things to worry about than being offended by store signs

Actually, I dig the concept, and think it's clever. I'm not even slightly offended, although I can see where others could feel this way...what can I say? I'm a vulgarian.

I agree with lunasmom. I don't think it's offensive because it's for dogs. I'd think it was a lousy name if it had something to do with humans.

I actually think it's pretty funny.

It took me a few minutes of reading the sign for me to clue in what peoples problem was.

I don't think there should be a problem with it, IMO.

I kinda think its funny/cute actually. As already stated, it is just a word, and the parents should be able to explain that to their child.

Thought I would add my 5 cents worth to this thread - there is nothing wrong with the sign as it is for a pet shop and as people have said bitch is the correct term for a female dog.

Anything else meant by that word is the wrong meaning. About time female dogs got their word back.

Kids understand that there are two meanings for words just fine. Including in this case. When I was in Sunday School, Mary rode an ass to Bethlehem. And there was a little bit of snickering. And then it was over.

There is nothing inherently obscene in any word. If you are offended by a word, in some way you are choosing to be. (I don't mean one aimed at you to be insulting, just the word itself, passively sitting on a sign).

And if kids are hearing daddy call mommy that word, then a sign isn't the worst influence on the child.

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

Kids understand that there are two meanings for words just fine. Including in this case. When I was in Sunday School, Mary rode an ass to Bethlehem. And there was a little bit of snickering. And then it was over.

There is nothing inherently obscene in any word. If you are offended by a word, in some way you are choosing to be. (I don't mean one aimed at you to be insulting, just the word itself, passively sitting on a sign).

And if kids are hearing daddy call mommy that word, then a sign isn't the worst influence on the child.

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I think its really creative! I love it!!

It will probably draw in a lot of women too.

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

When I was in Sunday School, Mary rode an ass to Bethlehem. And there was a little bit of snickering. And then it was over.

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ha, you got me snickering too I am just an immature 24 year old I guess...

I think the store name is a great idea. I love it!

I like it. No doubt it is a very creative name, and i don't find it offensive. I can see why people would think it, but i sometimes think humans have nothing better to do than to make a big fuss over something instead of having a life.

Originally Posted by Leli

I say let it go. I mean, it is the term for a female dog, people. If you don't like it boycott the store. If your kids have questions, explain to them the difference between using a word in it's correct context versus a slang term. Like correctly using the word retarded meaning slowed versus using it as a put down or to describe someone who has developmental delays. As in "this morning's traffic retarded the funeral procession's progress".

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Exactly.

Some people are too easily offended.

I think its great. ITs about time we started using words for there original meaning. There are hundreds of words all through out the our laguages that have taken on different meanings. For example, Gay originaly ment happy, Fag in the UK is a cigarette, Ghetto was originaly where the Jews were held before concentration camps. Those are just the ones I can think of because they are used so frequently, but I am sure there are more.

It is really bothering me the way we have gotton lazy with word and also to overly sensitive.

I think the people that are complaining are the same ones that want the game tag banned from schools because it makes kids feel singled out by being "IT". I mean get over it people life is life. If we try to protect the children then how will they ever learn to take care of themselves?

Protection from evil things sure but we are starting to raise a whole bunch of spoild brats.

whats wrong with it? its the prope rterm for a female dog. people need to get over it.

my daughter is 7 and she is a very good reader , so she does know how to read b1tch. but at the same time my children always asks what a word means if they dont know , and i have no problem telling them.
they know that it can be a bad word when calling someone it , but they also know it is used for a female dog.
i dont see anything wrong with the sign, as long as you explain things to kids there shouldnt be any misunderstandings.

Has anyone seen the movie Best In Show? I wonder if that is where the owner got the idea.
For anyone who hasn't seen the movie, it a very, very funny Christopher Guest movie about the "Mayflower" Dog show and is filmed in sort of a documentary style. After the show ends, it follows up on the people who were showing their dogs. Two of the women had founded a magazine - and it was called "Bitch - A Magazine for Lesbians and Their Dogs"
So, my first thought was that the store owner had watched the movie and it inspired her to come up with her shop name.

Kids are going to hear and see these words, it's a fact of life. You can't shelter children. I actually find little girls singing pop songs with naughty lyrics much more disturbing.

As for the sign being in pictures, people have found ways to keep objects, strangers, and even the sun out of pictures for years.