Re: [Zen] Lepers & The Blind

[Kathleen Knight]

Good question.  Having been corrected by ajian, on the meaning of the word gonads, I withdraw that particular objection.  Generally speaking, if your genuine belief is that the female is inferior, by all means choose words and expressions that make that clear.  If, however, you are trying to say something about the nature of Zen, I would suggest choosing words that make that clear, not ones that muddy the water by implying something about a whole group of people, that you don't necessarily mean to imply.  Pussy and bitch would, in my opinion, fall under that category of word.  Usually I would point out here that vulgarity of the haven of the vocabularyless, but having been properly chided on my misunderstanding of gonads, that would be pretty embarrassing.  ----- Original Message ----- From: fudo To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [Zen] Lepers & The Blind Kathleen Knight wrote: > > Al, > "Politically correct bullshit" refers to things said or not said out of > a toadying fear of offending anyone at all.  It does not apply to a > person's genuine belief. > Kathleen > You mean like not using the words pussy gonadless and Bitch'n? So if my genuine belief is that to remove the gonads, both the male and female reproductive organs (metaphorically both the "toughness" and the   "nurturing nature") of people is gonadless Zen it is all right to use the terms? Just a question. Be Well Fudo Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right  Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right  Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.