To: Anne Sweeney, CEO, ABC Television Network
Change the degrading title
Regarding the sitcom title, "Don't Trust the B____ in Apt 23": ABC, whether you say the B word or "only" suggest it, it's degrading to women and it's not OK. Change the title or cancel the show, and stop using "the B word" in the future. It's not remotely funny.
Why is this important?
ABC has a new "comedy" called "Don't Trust the B____ in Apt 23" about a nasty woman and, incidentally, her nice roommate. Just because you don't say the word doesn't make it any less degrading. You don't call The Sopranos "Italian Mafia A-holes" or reruns of The Cosby Show "Funny but smart N-words". It's not OK to use or suggest the B word either. Women have the right to be unpleasant without being the only group called insulting names because of it. How ironic that the head of ABC is now a woman. We call on ABC to change the title or cancel the show, and to stop with "the B word" already. We know funny. B____ is not remotely funny.