Re: women and men (was Re: Hey, take it eas

Subject: Re: women and men (was Re: Hey, take it eas
From: Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 11:55:51 -0700


> The terms "womyn," "herstory," and others are pure nonsense. Are
> we to change "hispanic" to "herspanic?" How do we handle
> "menopause?" Does that term now refer to hesitant Irish males?
> And what about "person?" Doesn't it contain the dreaded male
> bias in "son?" (Oops--now there'll be a headlong rush to
> obliterate "son" from every word. And then "sun," since it sounds
> the same.)

> If the PC-fascists try hard enough, they can eventually make
> English a complete impediment to communication.


When all my family was still at home, we used to sit around the table and
carry conversational items to their logical extreme as a fun activity.
Dave's comments reminded me of this. It really gives one a fresh
perspective on some of the trivial points we tend to argue over. I
recommend the exercise.

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RoMay Sitze rositze -at- nmsu -dot- edu

Practice makes perfect--or perfectly awful.
It depends on what you practice.

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