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Re: sexist language in debian instructions/documentation



On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 01:28:31AM -0700, Patty Langasek wrote:
> One of the biggest complaints you will likely hear about women's movements
> and feminism is that women demand political correctness and will become
> offended by the slightest off-hand comment that doesn't meet a woman's
> sensitivity requirements. Personally, I think that's a valid complaint. Of
> course, I also tend to believe everyone takes themselves far too seriously.

Every once in a while, slashdot comes up with some wisdom:

"Being Politically Correct is bending over backwards to avoid offending
people who are buisy [sic] manipulating you by being creatively thin skinned."

- Matt



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