tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937389329760198169.post6653199011373136076..comments2020-12-08T15:09:34.055-06:00Comments on Feminist Discussion Group NOW ART BLOG: To AdamDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740843642519577449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937389329760198169.post-35363284511937536762008-03-17T08:43:00.000-05:002008-03-17T08:43:00.000-05:00Right. I'll keep that in mind the next time I see...Right. I'll keep that in mind the next time I see my mailman. She doesn't think anything needs to change either.Mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060701545929057091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937389329760198169.post-68379229491229305932008-03-15T16:08:00.000-05:002008-03-15T16:08:00.000-05:00We may simply be at an impasse. I just cannot acc...We may simply be at an impasse. I just cannot accept as reasonable the underlying proposition of your argument: that a word like stewardess is offensive. I also think your flagrantly misguided terminological analogies diminish the actual evils once so pervasive in our society.<BR/><BR/>Taken in its totality, your argument is facially enticing; it has a "feel good" quality. But I cannot bite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937389329760198169.post-89551424523263838412008-03-14T11:42:00.000-05:002008-03-14T11:42:00.000-05:00Thank you Katie that was very well put. I think t...Thank you Katie that was very well put. I think the whole "loss of language" argument really is more of a reaction against "threatening" feminist ideals than a shift in cultural vocabulary focus. The romantic attachment to certain word choices is more of a red herring in my opinion(which is how I chose to interpret what Steve was initially saying: not worth arguing because its not the point).Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740843642519577449noreply@blogger.com