Whore no more: Italian dictionary scraps ‘sexist’ definitions of a woman
SONIA ELKS and UMBERTO BACCHI An Italian dictionary has revised its "sexist" definition of a woman - dropping negative words including "whore" and "bitch" from the list of synonyms following a high-profile campaign for change. Dozens of public figures, from writers to lawmakers, signed an open letter to the Treccani online dictionary in March demanding action to remove offensive terms - and pointing out that the synonyms used for "man" were largely positive. Among the words that have been scrapped from the entry defining a woman are "puttana" (whore) and "cagna" (bitch). Maria Beatrice Giovanardi, an activist who led the…
