“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” -- Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet
Britannica Dictionary definition of BITCH
1 [count] : a female dog
2 [count] informal + offensive : a very bad or unpleasant woman : a woman you strongly dislike or hate * You stupid bitch! * I hate that bitch.
3 [singular] informal : something that is very difficult or unpleasant * Divorce is a bitch. * That word is a bitch to spell. — see also "son of a bitch"
1 [count] : a female dog
2 [count] informal + offensive : a very bad or unpleasant woman : a woman you strongly dislike or hate * You stupid bitch! * I hate that bitch.
3 [singular] informal : something that is very difficult or unpleasant * Divorce is a bitch. * That word is a bitch to spell. — see also "son of a bitch"
The word "bitch" is funny. And Howard Stern is funny.
So when Howard Stern talks about bitches, it's really funny.
Here's an excerpt from a 2005 New York magazine article where he was talking with the rapper 50 Cent about bitches:
... Howard had 50 Cent in the studio. Howard wanted to hear about 50 Cent’s “bitches" ... The rapper said a couple were waiting back at the hotel—he even remembered one of the bitches’ names. Howard wanted to call the bitches.
Howard clearly enjoyed saying the word bitches, which he thought was funny coming from him.
Tom Chiusano, K-Rock’s general manager, didn’t appreciate the humor.
“They call dogs bitches,” Howard said. “It’s a common word.”
Chiusano entered the studio, a small, dingy, low-ceilinged room where Howard sits behind a large U-shaped console. Chiusano, who favors black tasseled loafers and pinstripes, explained that the repetition of the word bitch made it potentially indecent. Obligingly, he spoke into a microphone. “I’m not wrong,” he said, which didn’t exactly sound bold.
... 50 piled on. “Bitches,” he mentioned.
And then listen to this more recent rap that Howard himself wrote and performed about bitches, specifically about "slow bitches":
A bitch said by any other name ... do you think Shakespeare would have been amused?
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