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Thread #165475   Message #3969822
Posted By: Donuel
04-Jan-19 - 01:21 PM
Thread Name: BS: The ladies in charge
Subject: RE: BS: The ladies in charge
Fairness and equality IS the goal. The map to get there is what I am speaking about. Until you speak and think in a language that does not segregate and separate male from female you may not notice the subtle and powerful differences and equalities it can have on our thinking and feeling. All you can do is imagine what differences it can make if you are able. This is my hypothesis. The actual Chinese culture is still deeply infected with male dominance ideas. The one child policy has become a further anathema to females in China. While the problem of over population was paramount the unintended consequences of female only abortion was tragic. But that is a problem for another day.

We are all fish swimming in our own language. In Germany the moon is a man, in France La Luna is a woman and in English it is neither. You take your language at face value and don't think how it affects your feelings. But what if you did? I believe a language that promotes fairness and equality would have deep psychological advantages.

Enough of this, I have already overstated an arcane psych linguistic idea no one seems to understand. At least you seem to understand SRS, which I encourage all to do.


Steve, I'm not silly except in my satire, and you have more traces of gender bias than a warm blooded dinosaur, in relative terms.