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Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis

Posted By: Sosiqui, on host 130.65.100.113
Date: Monday, October 8, 2001, at 10:30:25
In Reply To: Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis posted by Minamoon on Sunday, October 7, 2001, at 14:26:01:

> But here in Mass, femi-nazi is an understatement. I *have* actually encountered real people who spell it "womyn."
>

And then there are the women (or should it be something else? How do they pluralize 'womyn', anyway?) who get extremely insulted and huffy if a man happens to, say, hold a door open for them. I encountered THAT particular issue during a discussion in my humanities class last semester. One girl went off about how it was condescending, implied weakness, etc. That view of it surprised me - I had always (and still do) looked at such actions as showing courtesy and respect, not insult. To me, a man opening a door for a women doesn't indicate that he thinks she's not strong enough to open it - it indicates politeness. If anything, it's always struck me as being deferential.

I suppose that goes to show that ANYTHING can be made insulting if you put your mind to it.

Sosi"protest that the sky is blue, a shade traditionally associated with male children! Sure."qui

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Re: Chivalry, doors, and Femi-nazis - 10Kan - Mon, 10/8/2001, 20:40:14
Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis - koalamom - Mon, 10/8/2001, 18:54:20
- Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis - wintermute - Wed, 10/10/2001, 05:32:18
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        Re: emoticons and humour - Brunnen-G - Fri, 10/12/2001, 17:49:56
        
        Re: Parentheses, Quotes, and Parliament - codeman38 - Fri, 10/12/2001, 09:07:30
        
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Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis - flyingcats - Mon, 10/8/2001, 16:47:42
- Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis - Eric Sleator - Mon, 10/8/2001, 18:13:45
  - Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis - Brunnen-G - Mon, 10/8/2001, 18:51:16
Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis - Cynthia - Mon, 10/8/2001, 15:50:06
- Re: opening doors - Brunnen-G - Mon, 10/8/2001, 19:01:09
  - Re: opening doors - wintermute - Tue, 10/9/2001, 01:49:40
    - Re: opening doors - Eric Sleator - Fri, 1/18/2002, 01:55:53
    - Re: opening doors - Nyperold - Tue, 10/9/2001, 06:50:08
      - Re: opening doors - wintermute - Tue, 10/9/2001, 06:59:20
Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis - Nyperold - Mon, 10/8/2001, 15:43:54
Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis - Mia - Mon, 10/8/2001, 11:54:17

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Message:	> > But here in Mass, femi-nazi is an understatement. I have actually encountered real people who spell it "womyn." > > > > And then there are the women (or should it be something else? How do they pluralize 'womyn', anyway?) who get extremely insulted and huffy if a man happens to, say, hold a door open for them. I encountered THAT particular issue during a discussion in my humanities class last semester. One girl went off about how it was condescending, implied weakness, etc. That view of it surprised me - I had always (and still do) looked at such actions as showing courtesy and respect, not insult. To me, a man opening a door for a women doesn't indicate that he thinks she's not strong enough to open it - it indicates politeness. If anything, it's always struck me as being deferential. > > I suppose that goes to show that ANYTHING can be made insulting if you put your mind to it. > > Sosi"protest that the sky is blue, a shade traditionally associated with male children! Sure."qui
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