regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) (05/25/85)
>I was serious. I really think that the generic term for a person should >be "man", and that the generic pronouns should be "he", "him" and "his". > >And dammit, this is a good idea, a new idea, and a lot more worthwhile than >What, will it put you professional >feminists out of business? Let's hear the yeas and nays. > >It just makes too much sense to argue with, doesn't it? > > Cheryl Stewart, BMOC No, it doesn't. See prior posting about inclusive and exclusive terms. If we had A standing for one type, B for another, and C indicating both, fine. But the use of "man" for all doesn't serve this function without a noun for male men (vs. "woman" for female men) which I think would be harder to instigate than the singular "the" and "person". So count this one as a nay. Adrienne Regard
features@ihuxf.UUCP (M.A. Zeszutko) (05/30/85)
The subject line struck me as funny, so here's a question totally unrelated to the original articles. If such a thing as a generic man existed, would he be blank white, printed with block lettering, and have olive and black stripes? Just wondering... -- aMAZon @ AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL; ihnp4!ihuxf!features
john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) (05/31/85)
>From: features@ihuxf.UUCP (M.A. Zeszutko) >Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories >Message-ID: <2610@ihuxf.UUCP> > >The subject line struck me as funny, so here's a question totally >unrelated to the original articles. > >If such a thing as a generic man existed, would he be blank white, >printed with block lettering, and have olive and black stripes? >Just wondering... Probably. Also, he might be smaller or irregularly shaped and not as cosmetically apealing as the national brands. (Ever look at generic peas.) -- Name: John Ruschmeyer US Mail: Monmouth College, W. Long Branch, NJ 07764 Phone: (201) 222-6600 x366 UUCP: ...!vax135!petsd!moncol!john ...!princeton!moncol!john ...!pesnta!moncol!john Silly Quote: I never wanted to be a barber. I wanted to be... a LUMBERJACK!
zubbie@ihlpa.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck) (05/31/85)
> The subject line struck me as funny, so here's a question totally > unrelated to the original articles. > > If such a thing as a generic man existed, would he be blank white, > printed with block lettering, and have olive and black stripes? > Just wondering... > -- > > aMAZon @ AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL; ihnp4!ihuxf!features *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** No stripes Jeanette zobjeck ihnp4!ihlpa!zubbie
ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould) (06/03/85)
>If such a thing as a generic man existed, would he be blank white, >printed with block lettering, and have olive and black stripes? >Just wondering... The stripes would be in a funny thick-and-thin pattern, with some numbers in a stylized type face with them. -- Ed Gould mt Xinu, 2910 Seventh St., Berkeley, CA 94710 USA {ucbvax,decvax}!mtxinu!ed +1 415 644 0146