Actually, I stated the following -
I've not stated anything about "subtext". That would imply that you have to read between the lines. The issue isn't that he said a bad word, it's that he's openly stating that women who use birth control are promiscuous. That's not only misogynistic, it's brutally stupid.Right, and I explained why. A circumstance where someone says something they shouldn't, even if it's stupid and misogynist, in a fit of anger, isn't the same thing as the fashion in which Limbaugh conducted himself. Limbaugh's notpology makes quite clear that he stands by his viewpoint that she's a slut, but just shouldn't have used a "bad word". I'll grant that there's plenty of people shallow enough to think it's about language, but every serious commentator I've heard and every intelligent person I know is well aware that the issue is the misogyny of the Limbaugh's argument, not just a couple words.