On 8/26/2012 5:27 PM, Laura Hale wrote:
I would personally be less bothered if it was women
criticising women critically and harshly, but when it looks like
man after man criticising women and no other female voices in
the conversation, that bothers me because of the historical
overtones regarding male voices in women's conversations.
Sincerely,
Laura Hale
I don't know how it is now a days, but when I was growing up in the
1960s when a man said a woman was not "nice" (per Thomas Morton's
original message that started the brouhaha) it meant she was a
bitch/whore who deserved everything she got. What does it mean
now, may I ask??
Anyway, it obviously annoyed me enough to explain what I thought was
"not nice." There are radical feminists out there still with harsh
analysis of male behavior. Get used to it. But know one -male or
female - should assume that any female who expresses a simple word -
"questionable" - that you ASSUME is some extremely harsh indictment
of you and your behavior needs to be chastised for daring to
discomfort you.
After all someone might hate Croatians; or someone might be Mr.
Atkins staffer; or someone might be a right to lifer who doesn't
want anyone pointing out that rape may lead to pregnancy. All of
those would be QUESTIONABLE reasons. Why attack a woman with the
"not nice" accusation without even asking why???
Fair question, eh??
CM
On 8/26/2012 9:58 AM, Thomas Morton
wrote:
Right now
there are 3 questionable AfD's and various nominations, etc.
Plus a bunch of Good article nominees and other listings.
On a "fostering friendly atmosphere" note; characterising
actions as "questionable" is not very nice.
Tom