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- From: acp@cray.com (Anthony Peterson)
- Subject: Re: Men & Women, "Males & Females"
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.110144.25403@hemlock.cray.com>
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- References: <1h0carINN1k9@gap.caltech.edu> <1992Dec20.110910.24188@hemlock.cray.com> <michael.724953972@glia>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 11:01:43 CST
-
- In article <michael.724953972@glia> michael@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Michael) writes:
- >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.
- >
- >> Wouldn't the term males include male dogs, skinks, goldfish,
- >> etc as well as male humans?
- >
- >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*
- >
- First, I'm not offended or confused by the use of the terms male or
- female in conversation and am a bit surprised that my question has
- caused "much confusion in this area". I just happen to wonder why
- these unnecessarily dehumanizing references are used.
-