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- From: Chris.Holt@newcastle.ac.uk (Chris Holt)
- Newsgroups: soc.women,alt.feminism,soc.men
- Subject: Re: Practise what you preach? (was:what is sexist?)
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- Date: 18 Nov 92 14:15:16 GMT
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- dswartz@sw.stratus.com (Dan Swartzendruber) writes:
- >mec6@quads.uchicago.edu (rini) writes:
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- >> I *think* that there is a feminist consensus that terms of endearment
- >> directed toward non-loved ones are condescending. This implies that it
- >> isn't *nice* to use them.
-
- >From what I've heard from feminists in this and other groups, I would agree.
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- Note that this is a cultural phenomenon, probably more prevalent
- in the US than elsewhere. I get called "love" all the time here
- by people I don't know in shops and the like; and I was called
- "pet" frequently in Belfast. Of course, some Americans have a
- naturally sarcastic tone of voice, so everything sounds insulting... :-)
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