An Equal Opportunity Celebration
Just thought I'd point out....
...that Yellow Day welcomes all participants,
regardless of gender.
Lotus Knows the story before you do. *wink*
P.S: You know what's worse than collective prejudice and gender stereotypes? Star Chambers.
Lotus Knows the story before you do. *wink*
P.S: You know what's worse than collective prejudice and gender stereotypes? Star Chambers.
Comments
Calling out bad behaviour, without naming names, seems just fine to me.
Posted by Ben Poole At 08:20:52 AM On 08/10/2009 |
Posted by Kathy Brown At 09:04:27 AM On 08/10/2009 |
Posted by Alan Lepofsky At 11:10:38 AM On 08/10/2009 |
gender n.: Sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture.
Usage Note: Traditionally, gender has been used primarily to refer to the grammatical categories of "masculine," "feminine," and "neuter," but in recent years the word has become well established in its use to refer to sex-based categories, as in phrases such as gender gap and the politics of gender. This usage is supported by the practice of many anthropologists, who reserve sex for reference to biological categories, while using gender to refer to social or cultural categories. According to this rule, one would say The effectiveness of the medication appears to depend on the sex (not gender) of the patient, but In peasant societies, gender (not sex) roles are likely to be more clearly defined. This distinction is useful in principle, but it is by no means widely observed, and considerable variation in usage occurs at all levels.
And actually, some yellow people don't have sex. I think this is precisely the reason for last weekend's drama.
Posted by Nathan T. Freeman At 03:08:13 PM On 08/10/2009 |
@4 - Believe it or not, I actually debated with myself about the right term there. One option was "YellowBabe," but this community doesn't do irony very well, so I discarded that along with "YellowChix."
Posted by Nathan T. Freeman At 09:09:48 AM On 08/10/2009 |
Posted by Nathan T. Freeman At 02:35:27 PM On 08/10/2009 |
Posted by Devin Olson At 02:43:35 PM On 08/10/2009 |
This is an example of one of my biggest pet peeves.
Words have gender. People do not have gender. People (even the yellow ones) have sex.
Posted by Devin Olson At 02:43:34 PM On 08/10/2009 |
Posted by francie At 02:03:06 PM On 08/10/2009 |
Posted by Nathan T. Freeman At 08:44:35 AM On 08/10/2009 |
Posted by Ben Poole At 08:54:22 AM On 08/10/2009 |