The role of political correctness in keeping women under is rather odd. I can't see any reason for talking differently on a gender presence rule. Manners are odd for that matter - to think Gabby offended by me calling her a big girl rather suggests she is too prim or immature to take the rib. Soon we descend into diplomatic language, which, of course, is lying. I tell the dogs Gabby lives in an old rabbit hole they worry most days. We sit and share my sandwiches and I drink my flask of coffee. Sue's daughter joined us yesterday (now there's a rabbit hole girl) and listened to the tale with some amusement, declaring the dogs mad for paying attention. I told Joanna she was odd, which she took to mean I liked her.
What one wants, of course, is some response to what one puts forward. 'Surely', I will say to the people close to the back yattering to each other, 'you must have something more interesting to say than me - how about sharing it with everyone'. I continue the lecture not talking about friends who yabber-dabba over a sig line, though I'll work that in somewhere in discussion given the absence of class opinion. Words can mean even less when you are paid to utter them. On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 4:47:19 PM UTC, archytas wrote: > > We are often wrongly sensitive to words. We are all immature Molly. I > see you wrapped round that tree branch at one with nature and the time of > innocence. I'm with Chris on this one. > > On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 4:22:10 PM UTC, Molly wrote: > > Allan already admitted he was using it as a way to tell Gabby to grow up. > If you call a grown woman a big girl or girl, it is demeaning because you > are implying they are immature or not as intelligent. If you call a three > year old a big girl, they may appreciate you noticing that they are growing > up. No brainer. > > On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 12:15:27 PM UTC-4, Chris Jenkins wrote: > > Hold up, now, there has to be SOME understanding of colloquial use of > language if there's any hope to achieve common ground. "Big boy" and "Big > girl" are very much colloquial ways to describe someone who is grown up and > capable of taking care of themselves. It's not specifically gendered for > the purpose of gender, and it's not the same casual usage of "girl" which > causes offense to those sensitive to such. > > The language police have become much more aggressive, I see. > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Allan, calling a woman a girl is well known to be gender insensitive. If > you don't think so, suggest you brush up or this may not be the last time > you are called out for it. If indeed we are all supportive for human > rights, we can bring ourselves to be sensitive to what the other feels when > bearing the brunt of our words. Here in the states, calling a man a boy can > get you in a great deal of trouble depending on the color of your skin and > the region that your feet are currently planted upon. Words do matter, and > claiming what is said is said in jest or is insignificant is an age old way > to discount the reality of inequity, and always shows itself to be exactly > what it is to people with attitudes that truly support human rights. So > many of our words come to us through social conditioning, we don't > understand the origin or inequity. It is incumbent on each of us to try. > Tolerance of biased or abusive attitudes creates cultures of inequity. > > > On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:59:10 AM UTC-4, Allan Heretic wrote: > > To me all " big girl " is saying is she is an adult and of female gender.. > nothing more.. unless may be grow up. No different some one telling me I > am a big boy.. > > But if i say the sun is shining Gabby is offended.. if she is offended i > will stop using it.. > > تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين > Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others > > -----Original Message----- > From: Molly <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 4:38 PM > Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: We are going backwards. > > Also, I have to go with Gabby on this one. Calling her a big girl is > gender insensitive and demeaning. > > On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:27:40 AM UTC-4, Allan Heretic wrote: > > I am trying to find out why our big girl Gabby is so bothered be me?? Is > Gabby's soul felling a bit guilty over what..that is a real question.. > > تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين > Avoid; murder > > ... -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
