Re: [Gendergap] Rebirthing PAIN or something like it - and c*nt talk
My British contacts insist that the term "cunt" as an insult is not sexist in usage or intent. Vulgar, but not sexist. On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 4:02 PM, LB wrote: > One of my hurdles as an editor is incivility: a deficiency of it in others > and, according to some of them, too much of it in me - or too much > sensitivity. I started a discussion "Where and how to request a Civility > board" > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Where_and_how_to_request_a_Civility_board > and there seems to be some strong resistance to the idea. > > Disappointingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, the third person to reply > dragged gender into it, with this comment: > > "Besides, the easiest way to avoid being called a cunt is not to act > like one." > > I would surely like some feedback - here and there - about this. > > Lightbreather > > ___ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- Michael J. "Orange Mike" Lowrey "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes." -- Desiderius Erasmus ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Rebirthing PAIN or something like it - and c*nt talk
Many things are made to be about gender when they are genuinely not. This is one of those things. The essay on meta titled "Don't be a dick" is very popular, widely quoted, and nobody has an issue with the fact that slang for male genitalia is being used pejoratively in reference to behaviour. Eric has a filthy mouth and likes to use it to get a reaction from people. But it really isn't about gender. It's just an expletive. A civility issue, yes, a gender one, not at all. Julie On 26 July 2014 14:02, LB wrote: > One of my hurdles as an editor is incivility: a deficiency of it in others > and, according to some of them, too much of it in me - or too much > sensitivity. I started a discussion "Where and how to request a Civility > board" > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Where_and_how_to_request_a_Civility_board > and there seems to be some strong resistance to the idea. > > Disappointingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, the third person to reply > dragged gender into it, with this comment: > > "Besides, the easiest way to avoid being called a cunt is not to act > like one." > > I would surely like some feedback - here and there - about this. > > Lightbreather > > ___ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Rebirthing PAIN or something like it - and c*nt talk
One of my hurdles as an editor is incivility: a deficiency of it in others and, according to some of them, too much of it in me - or too much sensitivity. I started a discussion "Where and how to request a Civility board" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Where_and_how_to_request_a_Civility_board and there seems to be some strong resistance to the idea. Disappointingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, the third person to reply dragged gender into it, with this comment: "Besides, the easiest way to avoid being called a cunt is not to act like one." I would surely like some feedback - here and there - about this. Lightbreather ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
