[net.women] neuter language constructs

jamcmullan@watmath.UUCP (Judy McMullan) (04/16/84)

	>In other words, these masculine undertones are not a product of our
	>language, but of our society.  Changing the language would be a
	>very shallow and meaningless victory, although on the surface it
	>might appear pleasing, it would not solve anything.

I'll take the shallow meaningless victory, for now. Then, while changing
the entire structure of society, I won't be using counter-productive words
to do it with.     :-)

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