Re: Language, "niceness" and revolution

[lisa rogers <lisa.rogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking for myself, and because you asked, I prefer a non-gender
specific term for complain, such as whine, whimper, snivel or protest,
assert, claim, etc.  These and
other terms carry more precise meanings which often add more expression and
nuance to language.

BTW, we're still not talking about proscription, not in my book.

Cheers,
Lisa


On Fri, 2 Jun 1995, Doug Henwood wrote:

> At 8:43 AM 6/2/95, glevy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >"My" revolution will not take place without the active support and
> >participation of women, and any language or actions which interfere with
> >mobilizing class-conscious women is an obstacle to the organizing process.
>
> Does this mean that "prick" is similarly proscribed? How about "asshole,"
> another term from anatomy but which isn't gendered? How about the use of
> "bitch" to mean complain? Can a woman call another woman a "bitch," as my
> wife does on occasion?
>
> Doug
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