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- From: nadeau@bnr.ca (Rheal Nadeau)
- Subject: Re: Radical feminists
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.030111.25846@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Sender: news@bmerh85.bnr.ca (Usenet News)
- Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa
- References: <BzMzC5.Inq@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 03:01:11 GMT
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- In article <BzMzC5.Inq@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi) writes:
- >
- > Just how far should we allow this assault on the English language
- >by radical feminists? They claim "history" is sexist. Next, they'll
- >claim that "manager" is sexist. Finally, do we change "this" to "tits"?
-
- What big works you use Mandar - "assault", "radical feminists", "they
- claim" - you've not proven "they" condemn "history" as sexist, and you
- can't prove it, because "they" don't. (It really amuses me to be
- branded a "radical feminist" for preferring "persons" to "men (including
- women)".)
-
- Then to cap it, an absurd example - an argument used by those who defend
- sexist usage, attributed to those who oppose it. Putting words in
- people's mouth is not considered cricket, Mandar.
-
- Sorry, Mandar, but such nonsense doesn't do your credibility any good.
-
- The Rhealist - nadeau@bnr.ca - Speaking only for myself
-