Adeodato Simó <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Andreas Tille [Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:15:56 +0200]: > > Yes, and the funny thing about this is that I've always seen men very > > engaged > > in this kind of discussion and I have the boring feeling that they are using > > this as kind of excuse for not doing something else to make sitation of > > genders > > equal. > > Whoa, is that a feeling or an accusation?
I see "feeling" clearly there on the second line. Why suggest Andreas Tille is dishonest like that? > And about doing something else, I personally think my time in this > thread is time well spent. [...] Yes, each to their own. However, I think Andreas Tille is right: bodging language to use "singular they" does not move us nearer to equality - it is a way of hiding the struggle, while making the text less comprehensible. I don't believe that language shapes thought, but that's an old psycho-linguistic chestnut. Regards, -- MJ Ray (slef) Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
