Playing on words

So, this weekend, I got hate mail. It was from a woman who was offended that I use the word "bitch" in the title of my book. This is what I wrote in my book about the word:

When I write bitch, of course, I’m not referring to a nasty woman, though some men like them nasty girls. When you think about it, there’s something positive about a girl who’s called a bitch: She has influence.

Among wild dogs, dominance is not about power. As smaller predators, the dominant dogs in packs must be overseers, striving to maintain the pack’s social structure, which is essential for survival. So, the male alpha dog doesn’t want just any bitch. He wants another overseer.

I have never thought that anyone should refer to a woman, or anyone really, as something profane. But when society begins to accept a profane term jokingly without any intention for irreverence or vulgarity, it's time to lighten up and not take things personally. I use the word "bitch" in it's truest sense, then play with it. The title is tongue-in-cheek.

I don't point my finger at people who don't know how to detach personal experience from a foreign item. To them I say, "Don't judge a book by its cover." Though it is a testament to the way people do take things personally. Some people are so "Introverted" (read Parts 4 and 5 in the book about Introversion) that they have difficulty looking at situations outside themselves without placing internal values on them. It's this kind of thinking that makes everyone else take precaution.

Should I have taken more precaution in choosing the title of my book? Well, I did. And I decided to go with what makes most people laugh. For everyone who doesn't laugh at it: Hey, it's just a play on words. Don't judge me for it.