So...I am a loud, brassy woman, who refuses to be quiet and demure. Oh, well....I guess in all the thousands of words I've put in the Mudcat, I've just been speaking in a general sort of way and been full of intolerance. Is that kind of generalisation you're talking about, Joe? I am only paraphrasing your words about me.

Gentle, logical, convincingly...sorry, those may work in some situations, but they didn't get women the vote, or bring about civil rights in the USA. It took loud protests and physical sacrifices, as well. Or, am I rewriting history, again?

This isn't going to get us anywhere, because we will never agree. I think you are being close-minded and patronising. You think I am being an over-emotional extremist. Change is uncomfortable.

The only other thing I have to say is from the earlier post of mine which was lost, without getting too long winded: the spoken is word is full of power. Our subconscious is like a computer; it takes anythng we "feed" it as truth and will work to manifest that "truth"; this if one says, "I am ill", it will automatically begin to manifest illness. Yes, that IS a generalisation and a simplistic example, but an example nonetheless.

It is important to remember that is a powerful reason for changing the language to reflect less hurt and malice. IT is esp. important in what children hear. Take a child and use negative language around him, day and day out, and it WILL have a detrimental effect.

If someone wants to be called a Native or African American, who cares? It would be disrepectful NOT to. I believe one of the beauties of language is that it can change and be added to. There are plenty of educational resources available to be sure everyone learns of the haetful words and actions of the past; but we also have to lead by example and that means, I hope, that my grandsons will never hear themselves refered to as "nigger babies".

kattheirrationalextremistwhogeneralises