1. "Mom" + "Fill-in-the-blank"
*shudder*
Here are just a few examples:
Mom + Delicious = Momalicious
Mom + Sensational = Momsational
Mom + Orgasm = Momgasm
Mom + Ridiculous = Momidiculous
Thanks to Jezebel for these, except the last one, which I may have made up on the spot.
And can we just—I mean—what—I can't—
Being a mother is not a niche, just like being a woman is not a special category. I object to it all:
I object to the term "Mommy Blogging."
I object to ever calling someone a "Mommy Blogger."
I object to the weird fetishization of motherhood generally.
But I especially object to jamming the word "Mom" or "Mommy" together with another word to create a new word (actually not a word, people, unless you're Shakespeare, are you Shakespeare, no, I didn't think so).
Just, no.
2. Feminist + Nazi = Feminazi
Fun fact, I first came across "feminazi" as a young preteen reading Rush Limbaugh's bestselling books, See, I Told You So and The Way Things Ought to Be, proving that even if you are 12 years-old and living in China, you can still grow up reading the classics.
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| Did not! |
How many times have I had some version of this conversation:
"So, you're a feminist. What kind of feminist are you?"
"Um, just a normal one, I guess."
"But—I mean, you don't hate men, right?" *laughs awkwardly*
Why is it always about you, random dude? Are you afraid I'm going to round up your kind and send you to a concentration camp because I believe that women should be treated equally?
Yeah. 'Cause those things are totally the same.
3. "Fit" + "Inspiration" = "Fitspiration" or "Fitspo" for short
Don't even get me started.
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| F*** you. (Photo via lovelivegrow) |
Fitspo appears to be short for "an excuse to post a picture of my abs on Instagram." Now, explain to me how this is inspiring?
Am I supposed to instantly go out and join the nearest Crossfit gym? Feel bad about my flabby stomach? Put down that cookie?
"Fitspo," not only are you a crime against the English language, you are a crime against the human (usually female) body.
Now, excuse me. I'm going to go eat cookies and read incendiary feminist literature about solving the "Man Problem."
