to state my defensetbevocalsSeptember 3 2004, 11:09:21 UTC
ok here's the deal, First of all I am no chauvinist pig. I understand completely all of the struggles women have to endure just to hopefully one day become equal with men, I just find it a little ridiculous that people have to take things to such extremes that we can't call them freshman because for some reason, it's putting women down, or further lowering there status? Give me a break guy. First years? I mean this isn't Hogwarts. Second of all, I do not despise progression, I have always encouraged it. I am for women's rights, gay rights, and the further progression of minorities rights. I just find that people on the extremes are stupid. Thank you for your time.
Re: to state my defensecaretoo_muchSeptember 3 2004, 12:46:57 UTC
however, don't you understand that the words "freshman", "woman" etc are words used so that women (and if there was another word i'd use it) will still feel connected to men? look at the word woman..it means: wife of man. doesn't that make her sound like a mans chattle (that of which women were durning the birth of this word). To accept these words is to accept the mentality. Don't accept it.
individuals?tbevocalsSeptember 3 2004, 13:05:04 UTC
We're all connected to men, because men are connected to women, and so we're all connected to humanity. But let me get this straight, I shouldn't even use the word "woman"? I didn't even know that the word meant wife of man and I'm willing to bet that the rest of us who are not hardcore feminists didn't know that as well. If it bugs you so much you can just pretend that it means "without man" and nobody would really disagree because we've already stated that most people don't know what it means to begin with. Remember the days of chivalry? Knights and men vowed to protect women (be that it may the upper class ones) even today, men are holding doors open for women I've never seen guys go out of there way to hold doors open for other guys. How many men declare "I'd never hit a girl, or woman, female, person, individual that is not of the male sex?" I'm not saying that women are way better but there are inequalities on both sides, such as Title IX and chivalry which does exist to this day. I understand your concerns but by being so
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Hey! This is Emily's sister, Meredith. I just thought I'd introduce myself, and say hi.
And, that, even though I don't know you, you totally ROCK! I hope I get to meet you when the folks and I come for parents weekend (or something like that).
Well that's all for now, but hopefully I'll talk to you later!
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First of all I am no chauvinist pig. I understand completely all of the struggles women have to endure just to hopefully one day become equal with men, I just find it a little ridiculous that people have to take things to such extremes that we can't call them freshman because for some reason, it's putting women down, or further lowering there status? Give me a break guy. First years? I mean this isn't Hogwarts. Second of all, I do not despise progression, I have always encouraged it. I am for women's rights, gay rights, and the further progression of minorities rights. I just find that people on the extremes are stupid. Thank you for your time.
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Hey! This is Emily's sister, Meredith. I just thought I'd introduce myself, and say hi.
And, that, even though I don't know you, you totally ROCK!
I hope I get to meet you when the folks and I come for parents weekend (or something like that).
Well that's all for now, but hopefully I'll talk to you later!
-Meredith
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