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- From: michael@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Michael)
- Subject: Re: Men & Women, "Males & Females"
- Message-ID: <michael.724953972@glia>
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- Organization: University of Washington
- References: <1992Dec19.162155.10231@wam.umd.edu> <1h0carINN1k9@gap.caltech.edu> <1992Dec20.110910.24188@hemlock.cray.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 16:06:12 GMT
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- In <1992Dec20.110910.24188@hemlock.cray.com> acp@cray.com (Anthony Peterson) writes:
- >In article <1h0carINN1k9@gap.caltech.edu> peri@cco.caltech.edu (Michal Leah Peri) writes:
- >>sfjr@wam.umd.edu (Steve Russell) writes:
- >>
- >>>I've noticed that many men ( sometimes myself ) get very annoyed by
- >>>women/feminists referring to them excluisively as "males".
-
- >>I doubt that most people intend either term as an insult.
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- > Wouldn't the term males include male dogs, skinks, goldfish,
- > etc as well as male humans?
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- Kind of depends on the context of the conversation. If we are discussing
- pets or animals, then surely. If we are discussing human issues, then
- no. I sincerely doubt we are going to suffer much confusion in this
- area. *laugh*
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- Michael Stanley (michael@glia.biostr.washington.edu)
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