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

[Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU>]

> 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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