* Carla Schroder (carla@bratgrrl.com) wrote: > It's interesting that we have to explain why certain language is > sexist. Am I right in assuming that it's the non-native English > speakers who aren't getting it? I know that English grammar books > teach that the male pronouns are generic, and include women. Well, the > books may say so, but in the real world male pronouns = male. Period. > Most of the English-speaking world understands this, at least in the > US, and attempts to use inclusive language. http://www.double-helix.org/miscellaneous/purity.php I've been re-reading this today, and it still hits me hard how sexist the english language as it is commonly used is. Fixing this is as important as removing racist/homophobic language on www.d.o, i think. iain (not a female geek, but born of one, engaged to one, and friends with many) -- "If sharing a thing in no way diminishes it, it is not rightly owned if it is not shared." -- St. Augustine #rm -rf / http://www.geeksoc.org/
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