atw: Re: Sexist or not sexist? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
- From: "Bruce Ashley" <bruce.ashley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:29:23 +1100
Girls girls girls... enough already.
Most of you don't even know the difference between a feminist and a
womanist anyway.
Shees.
:]
Bruce (Mr)
-----Original Message-----
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Janice Gelb
Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2008 12:23 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Sexist or not sexist? [SEC=3DUNCLASSIFIED]
Caz.H wrote:
> Oh dear - forgive me for having an opinion. I'll stop thinking for
> myself immediately.
>=20
You are of course entitled to an opinion. Yours was:
=20 "In lieu of a singular title for all women, "Ms" is a
=20 neon sign that screeches "unmarried and over the hill",
=20 or married ball-breaker", and so on. It's not neutral.
=20 Having three prefix options for women didn't neutralise
=20 or equalise titles for women, nor is "Ms" the equivalent
=20 of "Mr". "Ms" is also plain ugly!
You said "Ms" is not the equivalent of "Mr." I was simply
trying to point out that for most people, "Ms" *is* the
equivalent of "Mr." I thought you might be interested in
another viewpoint and an explanation of general understandings
of these terms so that as the feminist you claim you are, you
could achieve what I assume is your desired outcome: more
respect and equality for women.
Cheers!
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