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"'''Bastard'''" was an insult. | "'''Bastard'''" was an insult and a descriptive term. | ||
== As an insult == | |||
[[Gwen Cooper]] called [[Jack Harkness]] a bastard after he slipped [[retcon]] in her drink. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') | |||
[[Davey Morgan]] used the word to describe the individuals who he believed killed [[Davey Morgan's cat|his cat]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]]'') | |||
[[Owen Harper]] once observed, "Bastard [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John]]'s taken our [[Torchwood SUV|SUV]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') | [[Owen Harper]] once observed, "Bastard [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John]]'s taken our [[Torchwood SUV|SUV]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') | ||
It was also used for individuals who were born out of [[ | In an alternative universe, [[Ruth Mills|Ruth]] angrily used this to describe [[The Doctor (Full Fathom Five)|the Doctor]] when she learned he was involved in the murder of [[Eric Vollmer|her father]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Full Fathom Five (audio story)|Full Fathom Five]]'') | ||
== As a description == | |||
It was also used for individuals who were born out of [[Marriage|wedlock]]. [[Ewan McCrimmon]] thought [[Jamie McCrimmon]] was a bastard because he didn't know who his [[father]] was. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[On a Pedestal (short story)|On a Pedestal]]'') | |||
[[Elizabeth I]] was declared a bastard at age two, as her mother [[Anne Boleyn]] had allegedly committed adultery. Under [[Queen]] [[Mary I]]'s reign, married [[priest]]s had their marriages made unlawful, meaning that their children would be regarded as bastards. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'') | |||
[[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | [[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Family]] | [[Category:Family]] |
Latest revision as of 00:10, 4 August 2021
"Bastard" was an insult and a descriptive term.
As an insult[[edit] | [edit source]]
Gwen Cooper called Jack Harkness a bastard after he slipped retcon in her drink. (TV: Everything Changes)
Davey Morgan used the word to describe the individuals who he believed killed his cat. (PROSE: Border Princes)
Owen Harper once observed, "Bastard John's taken our SUV." (TV: Exit Wounds)
In an alternative universe, Ruth angrily used this to describe the Doctor when she learned he was involved in the murder of her father. (AUDIO: Full Fathom Five)
As a description[[edit] | [edit source]]
It was also used for individuals who were born out of wedlock. Ewan McCrimmon thought Jamie McCrimmon was a bastard because he didn't know who his father was. (PROSE: On a Pedestal)
Elizabeth I was declared a bastard at age two, as her mother Anne Boleyn had allegedly committed adultery. Under Queen Mary I's reign, married priests had their marriages made unlawful, meaning that their children would be regarded as bastards. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)