Yes, a quip it was. As you know, I wasn't equating women with terrorism. I guess I agree about the inappropriate stereotype.
Can we also agree that "cyber-bully" is a better moniker than "cyber-rapist", especially for one of our own JMDLers? Lama p.s. Yael, don't you think, by extension that the original solution is also insulting to women, implying as it does that living as a woman under the Taliban is a worse fate than execution or living as a man in prison? What's good for the gander is good for the goose, right? > -----Original Message----- > From: Yael Harlap [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > My friend the Lama quipped, about Osama having sex reassignment surgery: > >I think he's already half way there, Mags. I mean, anyone who > > goes out of his way to kill civilians already has no balls. > Now, not to attack personally, I *promise* - I know this was not intended > as anything but a quip criticizing Osama... but it really is the kind of > statement that our sexist society socializes us into, unjustly. > > To associate "having no balls" (= being feminine, being female, being a > woman) with all things negative - and killing civilians is pretty much as > negative as it gets! - well, that is evidence of a societal problem of > devaluing all things female. > > I just wanted to say this to share my thoughts with everyone: that these > sorts of associations are unacceptable. And I am sure all sorts of > unacceptable associations pass by me every day - I am sure I MAKE them > despite my best intentions - and I hope that when they do other > people keep > pointing them out to me so I can keep learning... And in this spirit I > point this out. > > hugs and respect to all, > Yael
