Bitch ladies
“Bitch the pot” or “standing bitch” was slang for hosting a tea party in Victorian England. The other tea-related phrase was “to bitch” — which simply means to make tea. Given a choice between labelled a bitch or whore, a Victorian woman would chose whore every time.
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Description:Siobhan is a freelance writer, research addict and lover of twisted history. Jun 11 Time to Bitch the Pot? Given a choice between labelled a bitch or whore, a Victorian woman would chose whore every time. Manuals of Etiquette set down the rules of a tea party. The Habits of Good Society claims: Hostesses were to use tables with two tiers, saucers with fan-shaped projections, and never use white table cloths.
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