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From: steven@qubix.UUCP (Steven Maurer)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Girl vs. Woman vs. Gal vs. ... - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 12-Dec-83 16:30:19 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 12 16:30:19 1983
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>>  My question is why people insist on using a word that angers the ones
>>  being described with it?
>>  
>>  Cindy McMeekin
>>  tektronix!tekmdp!cindym
>>  /* ---------- */


    I do this for the same reason that I use the word "liberal":
    I am not a mind reader, and thus do not know what offends people
    unless they tell me.   (Lest anyone believe that the word "liberal"
    is not offensive, let me tell you that I know of at least two people
    who equate it with "pinko queer", and consider it one of the highest
    forms of insults).     There is also, the moral dilemma of whether I
    should change my speaking habits, just because YOU want me to.   After
    all, I will let you call me anything you want to -- and knowing a radicial
    when I hear one, you probably will.

In the name if progressive chivalry,

Steven Maurer