AP: Rapping, Fertig weigh in on use of the "b-word"

Release Date: November 14, 2007 This content is archived.

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Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, and David Fertig, associate professor of linguistics, are quoted in an articles distributed by the Associated Press on the social, racial and gender acceptability of the use of the word "bitch." The article appears in news outlets that include the Seattle Times.

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