On "prick", "dickhead", and other misogynistic language ...
Well, I'm a 61 year old white male, and I cannot recall a single instance when I was ever denied one fucking thing because of my gender.
I say this as one who is fairly close to a free speech absolutist; but perhaps those who HAVE been held back with regard to little things like the right to vote, the right to control their own reproductive freedom, and the right to receive equal pay for equal work might be allowed a little bit of leeway in determining which words are more hurtful, if not in the real world, at least in the context of a progressive internet message board.
Of course, that's just one man's opinion.
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... but I'd guess a poll might find that more than 75% just unconsciously assume it applies only to males. It's pretty much the connotation even if it's not the denotation. It's my impression that it's a sociological/cultural balancing vis-a-vis "bitch" in an attempt to gain symmetry. (Linguistically, "dog" would be the appropriate symmetry' but it just doesn't have the impact desired.) It's strange that anyone would choose to impugn someone's parents instead of the person, but I guess that's a kind of collateral damage in the war between the sexes.
I'm pretty much as feminist as a guy can reasonably get and have never regarded "bitch" (or even "slut"
as demeaning to all women, any more than I've regarded "prick" or "putz" as demeaning to all men, even though those latter terms would, at least analytically, be arguably more demeaning to the whole gender. I tend to overthink such things, I guess.
The acknowledgement in your post means a helluva lot to some of us. 
I'm pretty sure you'll be very glad you did.
bitch, cunt, twat, dick, prick. Now I just use asshole cuz everyone has one! I'm an equal opportunity swearer. 
The hardest word to give up was prick. It just sounds so succinct & perfect on the tongue.
A very thoughtful post 11Bravo!
But I mean it in the best way possible.
In breeding circles, a male canine is referred to as a dog, while a female is called a bitch (Middle English bicche, from Old English bicce, ultimately from Old Norse bikkja). A group of offspring is a litter. The father of a litter is called the sire, and the mother is called the dam. Offspring are, in general, called pups or puppies, from French poupée, until they are about a year old. The process of birth is whelping, from the Old English word hwelp (cf. German Welpe, Dutch welp, Swedish valpa, Icelandic hvelpur).
I am guessing that even when not breeding it is permissible to call dogs dogs and bitches bitches. Funny how much canine taxonomy we apply to humans.
Dog - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Classmate 
If you are 61, you are familiar with this.
Sometimes, it's not what you're denied, but what you're obliged.
And as pointed out upthread, a review of the dictionary definition of "misogyny" may be in order.
But to your main point, I fully agree that if terms are hurtful, they shouldn't be used. But "context" be damned. If it shouldn't be said, it shouldn't be said.
