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GraspingTheNetTalk 12 - 30 Sep 2009 - Main.JonathanBoyer
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I just read the article about "cooking-pot" markets, which happened to comment on my "altruism" critique (last paragraph), so I will go ahead and provide a block quote, followed by a response:
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 Really? Really, really? I can't tell you how offensive I find it that you name what appears to at least this "feminine" observer to be merely a thorough and intellectual discussion a "masculine" debate. Huh? What makes this a "masculine" debate? Is it that the participants are men, or is it, as the casual sexism of your comment suggests, that you feel it's just getting a little too "intense" in here for the women folk? That you refer to the use of feminine pronouns as somehow having the power to "diffuse or balance the emotions underlying the discussion by planting sensibility sirens" only drives home the subtle yet unmistakable misogyny underlying your statements. This kind of tired gender stereotyping and sexism was a dead horse long ago; I'm those "emotional" types among us would appreciate it if you could stop trotting out its corpse any time the discussion gets too tough for you.

-- DanaDelger - 30 Sep 2009

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My apologies, Dana. Your reaction was well-crafted and impactful; I take it to heart.

I didn't mean to be casually sexist or insinuate that this is a discussion only suited for men. Mainly, I just found the sudden use of all feminine pronouns by Brett interesting and offerred a sociological hypothesis. I still think it's interesting and would be glad to discuss the variety of approaches to the use of pronouns and their justifications. And I hope Brett and anyone else feels free to point out why my hypothesis is wrong; after all, I don't have access to Brett's psyche. I hope he's not offended, but perhaps it is best to get these kinds of sociological dynamics out on the table rather than leaving them hidden in pronouns. Dana - I would be interested to know if you disagree. This course is largely about the transformation of society and its cognition as a result, so I thought it was appropriate to probe a bit.

-- JonathanBoyer - 30 Sep 2009

 
 
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