tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8165952768369476450..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The Pronoun WarsStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-71223933473087375222018-12-09T08:03:20.600-08:002018-12-09T08:03:20.600-08:00The pronoun wars have become the con-noun wars. (...The pronoun wars have become the con-noun wars. (I say it's SPINACH, and I won't eat it!)Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-59128616579923462252018-12-08T10:41:03.896-08:002018-12-08T10:41:03.896-08:00I was going to post that, too, but I'm way too...I was going to post that, too, but I'm way too late. I'll get over my disappointment.<br /><br />Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-55291426684605781962018-12-08T09:06:31.081-08:002018-12-08T09:06:31.081-08:00It's a little more complicated than that. Exc...It's a little more complicated than that. Exclusive use of feminine pronouns is required for reference to positions of leadership, authority, power and expertise. Exclusive use of masculine pronouns is still required for reference to criminals, miscreants, and Republicans.sestamibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713681322114049960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-40982698808873165382018-12-08T08:29:08.520-08:002018-12-08T08:29:08.520-08:00Good point... thanks for noticing.Good point... thanks for noticing.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-74060610832590163642018-12-08T07:29:24.287-08:002018-12-08T07:29:24.287-08:00"On social media, Sulkowicz was known as “Mat..."On social media, Sulkowicz was known as “Mattress Girl,” carrying an extra-long twin around the campus to exemplify the burden they felt (Sulkowicz identifies as nonbinary) and to pressure Columbia into expelling her alleged rapist."<br /><br />lol, even Sullivan (and his editors) cannot keep up the charade for an entire sentence, or he would have written "their alleged rapist". I have no doubt he is familiar with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Powerless#Havel's_greengrocer, but he seems determined to ignore the lesson. <br /><br />Freddonoreply@blogger.com