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From: zubbie@ihlpa.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: sexist language/bad attitudes
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Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 1969
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> to compound the error by embracing it as a "solution" to the deep and serious
> problem of sexism in society is, in my opinion, far worse. What I oppose
> here is not just the continued emasculation of the language, but the
> notion that the singular 'they' will *by itself* have the slightest effect over
> Marcel Simon
> 

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Perhaps that is the problem.

If a language is emasculated then it is / must be feminized
so what marcek is objecting to is simply the trend for women
to play larger and larger parts in many different areas of endeavor
and if the language where changed so that no one could tell
if it was a male or female being talked about then there would
be one less way to discriminate with regard to sex and this would
seemingly remove marcel's playtoy.
Me OH MY!!  
What would this world come to if that happened.

Jeanette L. Zobjeck
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