there are some points i disagree with, but i love Maddox.

[likecheesemelty]

I don't want mother nature being called mother nature anymore, but rather father nature. I don't want ships to be referred to as female anymore, but rather male. The phrase "she's a good ship" offends me. I don't want liberty to be a lady. Why does it have to be lady liberty? Why do people say "she's beautiful" when referring to cars? Why not

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[educatingeric]

feminism was a good movement way back when, like, early 1900s, when women couldn't vote and actually were nearly second class citizens. but today, feminism is so irrelevent. we're so closely equal. it's the best it's ever been, compared to previous generations. i agree with this 95%.

i wish i could walk around naked...sigh.

[airlung]

I disagree with this on many counts. A lot of it is common misconception with little insight.

[likecheesemelty]

You definately have a point. some points are also valid.

[airlung]

Which points do you find valid? I'm interested (because I skimmed and didn't read it at length) what you agree with.

[airlung]

Before I didn't have a chance to explain why I didn't agree with the oversimplified points presented here. I think when he satirizes the pop-culture "Feminist"'s complaint of linguistic gender inequality (Mother Nature etc.), he's being very shortsighted. Women and the English language do not have a friendly relationship. The words in the language that are related to women have negative connotations related to passivity, vanity, domesticity and promiscuity. See 'Mother Nature' as passive, 'she' is being destroyed, cut down, and built over daily. I think my problem with this (among others) is that feminism and linguistics is passed over dismissively -- and that is not only very foolish but easy to do if you do not realize how strongly our thoughts affect language, and paradoxically, how strongly our language affects our thoughts

[likecheesemelty]

you do make some really good points, cassie. i just agree with him "it's not meant to be offensive." it isnt. and i can totally understand how you can see how it is to you. but instead of skimming through it why not read it and give it a chance?

[airlung]

I read it entirely before writing the really long piece. I found it erroneous but goodnatured. This is because people who are not feminists (see: gender equality) have a poor perspective of feminism. Somewhere and somehow, this crazy picture of feminists being 'man-hating dykes' is painted

[likecheesemelty]

you're really smart, cassie. i'm glad we're friends.
SUBVERT THE PATRIARCHY.

[airlung]

Not sure if that was sarcastic because of the latter statement. But yes, I don't like our society, which is a patriarchy.

[likecheesemelty]

not at all sarcastic

[educatingeric]

i love you cassie. give me a hug tomorrow.