tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post8110670726100208181..comments2024-03-09T00:51:33.602-07:00Comments on Little Catholic Bubble: Quick Takes: Guess who I met?! (Take #6)Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-54351365975799600742014-10-23T05:43:38.791-07:002014-10-23T05:43:38.791-07:00gwen,
I apologize for being rude about your person...gwen,<br />I apologize for being rude about your personal interests in your work. If speech patterns related to social relations and culture interest you, and that's where your talents and desires are, that's fair enough. <br />For criticizing your interests, I am sorry and I hope for your forgiveness in good faith.Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-29246053616004655582014-10-20T21:42:29.754-07:002014-10-20T21:42:29.754-07:00I look forward to it! Let me know!
I look forward to it! Let me know!<br />Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-80749990696785862672014-10-20T18:38:04.253-07:002014-10-20T18:38:04.253-07:00Yea, you did insist, long ago on a post that inclu...<i>Yea, you did insist, long ago on a post that included talk about careers, and research methods and then when pressed, you yourself refused to discuss the "methods" you claimed were so superior.</i><br /><br />You mean the same post where you blatantly called me an 'asshole'? LOL - for which you never apologized, by the way, but it's okay, I forgive you. <br /><br />Or was it the thread you said I disgusted you or some such outburst where you declared I was henceforth set on "ignore" ... ? Too many. Selective memory, much?<br /><br />Why would I stick around for that treatment when I did not respect the illogical answer you gave or the tone/insults you delivered. <br /><br />And this whole hang-up you have on methods-- I never claimed mine were superior. <br />The fact that you confused tools with methods told me a lot, but I never considered mine "superior". You said you worked in an *applied field*, right? So my brain was looking for what concrete process you were applying for a tangible solution. You didn't supply the answer. That's how that ended. No biggie.Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-56634540232135157202014-10-20T17:32:15.509-07:002014-10-20T17:32:15.509-07:00Yea, you did insist, long ago on a post that inclu...Yea, you did insist, long ago on a post that included talk about careers, and research methods and then when pressed, you yourself refused to discuss the "methods" you claimed were so superior. Miss Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503676176409924845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-82497936021077955352014-10-20T17:28:36.454-07:002014-10-20T17:28:36.454-07:00Leila, maybe in person if I ever manage to make it...Leila, maybe in person if I ever manage to make it to your city : ) I really can't deal with Nubby's b.s. here. Miss Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503676176409924845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-11594749468460238262014-10-20T09:48:42.650-07:002014-10-20T09:48:42.650-07:00How about we just do this:
Gwen, can you explain ...How about we just do this:<br /><br />Gwen, can you explain (in your own words) why women should be offended by words like "bossy" or "TMI", instead of being taught NOT to be offended by words that are really not a big deal to anyone (except feminists)? Honestly, that is all I want to know. Don't you agree that it is silly for feminists to start an actual <i>campaign</i> against the perfectly fine word such as "bossy"? They took it mainstream. Isn't it better to fight against actual wars against women? That's my question, and I just want to hear your answer from the heart.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-48305041844032036822014-10-20T07:28:11.436-07:002014-10-20T07:28:11.436-07:00By reading this blog over many years, I have come ...<i>By reading this blog over many years, I have come to understand much more about a religion and way of life I knew nothing about. Furthermore, it has helped me tremendously in my teaching and my work. </i><br /><br />Try living it out instead of just "understanding much more about it". <br />You know, the way I've been able to actually "live out" modern feminism without even needing to read a body of scholarship about it...<br /><br />Catholicism has universal real world application, with global impact, because that's what it is actually meant for. <br />I think it weighs a touch more than the narrow field of study that you keep wanting to exalt to superstar status.<br /><br /><i>You have no proof nor no evidence of all the accusations you make against me-that I wish to sound "superior" that I'm "emotional." These are cheap and dirty tricks that you engage in to diminish my argument and perspective. </i><br /><br />This is almost too funny. I really had to reply to this.<br />All the proof of your emotional appeals are all over this blog. Take a gander. If you fail to see it, I don't know what lens you're looking through.<br /><br />It is intellectually lame to enter a discussion and declare, "These scholars know something you don't know! If you don't have an exhaustive knowledge of their work, then you cannot opine." <br /><br />So, pick any subject, and I'll enter the discussion declaring same. This accomplishes zero. <br /><br />You should realize that *no one* has made a previous assertion against any scholar's work that ties to the article Leila posted on stupid word campaigns. <br />No assertion, no argument. <br />Their work is not a prerequisite to my opinion because my opinion does not assert anything against them. Why is this the logical stickler with you?<br /><br />You enter a conversation with no grasp on basic logical discussion and yet you're going to school us (me)? <br /><br />You typically have quite a hand as the ultimate player in the game of "emotional comment derailment". Typically, you huff away at some early point, feeling maligned, but erroneously so according to the logic of the comments- so again- there's your emotional output equaling zero effect.<br /><br />I could just as easily mandate that you take Calc IV otherwise you have no business balancing a checkbook. It's lamer than lame. <br /><br />Your systematic approach to threads is always the same. It's necessary to change that in order to arrive at any any logical conclusion. <br /><br /><i>Time and time again on here, you dodge questions while insisting that other people demonstrate and share their personal experiences and knowledge. </i><br /><br />I *insist people share*? This is coherent thought? I insist? The only thing I'd say I insist on is logic, if that's what your gripe is about, too bad.Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-65091454878984447322014-10-19T12:18:19.521-07:002014-10-19T12:18:19.521-07:00If you are so interested in criticizing feminism, ...<i>If you are so interested in criticizing feminism, the question still remains to be answered, why do you not read any feminist literature, instead of relying on articles from the Examiner, to formulate <b>your argument</b></i>?<br /><br />Is this a compulsive, out of control, emotional dealy-o, or do you not have a handle on anything I just said?<br /><br />I say, let's skip the pudgy irony once again. (Recall: it is always you who approaches me, so if my reasoning is nightmare-inducing, and you truly believe that I comment here merely to 'fight', or that I "insist" any answers of people (??), then by all means, don't connect to me in the comments - sideways or not).<br /><br />Let's skip the magically predictable emotional spazzing, skip blowing the horn of grandiose claims of the necessity of feminist literature, and just jump right into the Stark Contrast Game. <br /><br />Let's look at theory vs. concrete experience and *then* you can decide if you still want to approach me with this attempt to make the hard sale about how much 'feminist scholarship' I really need under my belt. K?Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-83955424697740667012014-10-19T10:43:38.926-07:002014-10-19T10:43:38.926-07:00You have no proof nor no evidence of all the accus...You have no proof nor no evidence of all the accusations you make against me-that I wish to sound "superior" that I'm "emotional." These are cheap and dirty tricks that you engage in to diminish my argument and perspective. <br /><br />Time and time again on here, you dodge questions while insisting that other people demonstrate and share their personal experiences and knowledge. <br /><br />By reading this blog over many years, I have come to understand much more about a religion and way of life I knew nothing about. Furthermore, it has helped me tremendously in my teaching and my work. If you are so interested in criticizing feminism, the question still remains to be answered, why do you not read any feminist literature, instead of relying on articles from the Examiner, to formulate your argument?<br /><br />Your overall antagonism is really unappealing and quite frankly, I don't understand why you are always allowed to comment here and steamroll conversations into fights. I don't read this blog regularly anymore because engaging with you is such an absolute nightmare. Miss Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503676176409924845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-69603239110006688272014-10-18T06:03:54.541-07:002014-10-18T06:03:54.541-07:00* As far as feminism pertains, are you trying to t...* As far as feminism pertains, are you trying to tell me that you've furnished me with one of these scholars as an expert, specifically, on why campaigns against words are not ridiculous? Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-72243036092611371832014-10-18T05:53:40.626-07:002014-10-18T05:53:40.626-07:00"Your long, antagonizing , condescending comm...<i>"Your long, antagonizing , condescending comment demonstrates your complete ignorance of feminism, Nub, and your lack of critical thinking. I'm disengaging with you because it is always a disappointment.</i>"<br /><br />My comment demonstrates a lot of things, but lack of "critical thinking" is not one of them. <br /><br />Few items to note about what your own comments demonstrate, Gwen, then, yes, we're on shut down. I don't do emotionalism, belly-aching, illogic, or pride. <br /><br />1) "Name dropping of scholars" is not an argument. Wishing to sound self-important, authoritative, or superior, by tossing out names of scholars, is not an intellectual "gotcha", and is also very pretentious, unimpressive, and nonintellectual. You have no argument from authority here, if that's what you are trying to sloppily assemble. Doesn't work, for a number of reasons, do you want them listed?<br /><br />2) As far as feminism pertains, are you trying to tell me that you've furnished me with one of these scholars as an expert, specifically, on why campaigns against words is ridiculous? If that's not your solitary point, then your name dropping has zero authority. You realize the language of debate, so you see the error here. Right? <br /><br />3) Which leads me to: let's look at all the subjects on which you are ignorant and thus fail to be held to this "gold star standard" of knowledge. <br />By your logic, people need an exhaustive knowledge of all things before they can comment an opinion. So:<br /><br />Before you may ever comment on a post about Catholicism, you must have read every encyclical published in the last 20 yrs., read all the Church Fathers, and read the Catechism. You must hold to at least one devotion, give alms, and attend daily Mass. Otherwise, your opinion is nothing.<br /><br />Before you may ever comment on a post about airlines, you must have a thorough knowledge of Newton's third law of motion, must be able to describe the theories of "lift", mathematically, and must have personally piloted an SR-71 Blackbird. Otherwise, you're not able to comment.<br /><br />4) You get emotional because you want to elevate feminist studies to a high place of importance. I will never agree. If I had to rank scholarships of global importance, this would be ranked close to last place. We can play the Stark Contrast game about what you do or what you hail, vs what is really a working reality, and who is really doing the work of affecting the world of modern feminism, if you want to go there. I think it might nail a few points home.Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-40178012848078290342014-10-17T22:43:55.226-07:002014-10-17T22:43:55.226-07:00Your long, antagonizing , condescending comment de...Your long, antagonizing , condescending comment demonstrates your complete ignorance of feminism, Nub, and your lack of critical thinking. I'm disengaging with you because it is always a disappointment. Miss Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503676176409924845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-33887365838374803392014-10-16T18:14:37.964-07:002014-10-16T18:14:37.964-07:00But Johanne, how do you explain what is happening,...But Johanne, how do you explain what is happening, and that your movement has taken a turn that you don't agree with? After all, this political correctness ("I am offended!" "War on women!") is literally their strategy now. It's what they are teaching young women. I assume you agree with that (it's everywhere)? If not, then are these folks outliers? I'm honestly interested to know how you feel about this infantilization of women that seems to be the track that feminists are on today.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-465536842762188802014-10-16T17:37:43.393-07:002014-10-16T17:37:43.393-07:00weak and frightened and threatened by every word s...<i>weak and frightened and threatened by every word spoken or act taken that did not agree with my very narrow worldview. I would feel like a victim at every turn, to the point of not being able to hear someone say "bossy" without starting a national movement to eradicate the word, and the seemingly innocuous acronym "TMI" would assault my delicate ears as a personal affront</i><br /><br /><br />I am a radical feminist and I feel none of these things. Johannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861467738117604139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-44913244369725461102014-10-15T04:36:31.023-07:002014-10-15T04:36:31.023-07:00I'm just interested in thinking more generally...<i> I'm just interested in thinking more generally and more broadly about patterns of speech as a means for analyzing social relations and culture.</i><br /><br />This is what you want to do with your time? K. <br /><br /><i>As for "she-who-labels-me-emotive-without-having-ever-seen-me-or-met-me": why don't you just answer a simple question? How much work by non-Catholic feminist scholars have you read?</i><br /><br />That's just primo, right there. ^ <br />You address me sideways and throw out this irrelevant question. Exhibit A is above for next time you want to hypocritically call someone else "childish".<br /><br />Next:<br />This worthless question on scholars. <br />What if I told you I read 10 books and 22 journals? What if I took a full year of studies in college? Two years? Irrelevant. <br /><br />I was typically too busy taking classes that actually mattered, sorry.<br /><br />Few more useless questions: <br />How many books on parenting have you read by non-parents?<br />How many books on China have you read by non-Chinese scholars?<br />How many Calc tests have you taken by non-math teachers?<br /><br />If you're trying to tie together the idea that people need proper feminist scholarship under their belt to come to a qualified understanding of why campaigns against harmless words are important, save it.<br /><br />Irrelevant.<br /><br />It only illustrates what a small world of application certain scholarship actually has, and what a small necessity it actually serves. What a very small, sheltered, shell of a world to look into and out from.<br /><br />Sorry I cannot validate the value you place on your pet topic. <br /><br />It doesn't take a non-Catholic feminist scholar to tell me all about speech patterns or language demographics to help me form the opinion that campaigns against harmless words is dumber than dumb.Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-27294778399434285182014-10-14T19:05:18.718-07:002014-10-14T19:05:18.718-07:00Leila, I'm not talking about a social grace, t...Leila, I'm not talking about a social grace, the appropriateness of being kind, apologies or gestures of humility and deference. I'd agree with you we need more of that all around in society.<br /><br />I'm just interested in thinking more generally and more broadly about patterns of speech as a means for analyzing social relations and culture.<br /><br />As for "she-who-labels-me-emotive-without-having-ever-seen-me-or-met-me": why don't you just answer a simple question? How much work by non-Catholic feminist scholars have you read?Miss Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503676176409924845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-47514608288747655252014-10-14T13:08:33.814-07:002014-10-14T13:08:33.814-07:00Gwen, I'm sincerely interested as to why someo...Gwen, I'm sincerely interested as to why someone would find a problem with a social grace such as an apology or a "pardon me", even just as a gesture of humility or kindness or deference? I wish we had tons more of it in our increasingly narcissistic society, frankly. Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-58381938700767651082014-10-14T08:34:10.143-07:002014-10-14T08:34:10.143-07:00that's exactly right, all the works of Simone ...<i>that's exactly right, all the works of Simone de Beauvoir, Nancy Chodorow, Angela Davis, Adrienne Rich, Andrea Smith, and Emily Martin-it's all about staying up late at night trying to destroy "sleeping puppies, cooing babies, blooming flowers" and banning the word 'aggressive' from vocabulary. You are just spot on with your critiques as always.</i><br /><br />Ha- interesting reply.<br />I'm "offended and outraged" at your improper use of sarcasm to attempt to demean my feminine powers. <br /><br />I don't know, gwen, it's just too easy with you. You go from zero to hyper-emotive in exactly 2 seconds, no matter the topic.<br /><br />You know what you ought to add to your reading list there, are the Golden Rules of play: Do not retaliate from checks or infractions, legal or not. It shows weakness. And: Always work on your weakest skill.<br /><br />Note I never said anything about people "destroying" anything. My remark dealt strictly with the attitude of annoyance you (and modern women) hold toward basic social skills, like saying, "I'm sorry" for a minor mistake in conversation. You must be projecting. Again.Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-35435468690319524222014-10-14T07:49:38.654-07:002014-10-14T07:49:38.654-07:00Yes! that's exactly right, all the works of Si...Yes! that's exactly right, all the works of Simone de Beauvoir, Nancy Chodorow, Angela Davis, Adrienne Rich, Andrea Smith, and Emily Martin-it's all about staying up late at night trying to destroy "sleeping puppies, cooing babies, blooming flowers" and banning the word 'aggressive' from vocabulary. You are just spot on with your critiques as always.Miss Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503676176409924845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-85061417812369474452014-10-14T06:47:42.608-07:002014-10-14T06:47:42.608-07:00but I am wondering if maybe it's time to think... <i>but I am wondering if maybe it's time to think about when an apology is necessary and when it is not. And why women seem to be socialized into thinking they must apologize for any error or misunderstanding. </i><br /><br />It's not an apology for an personal offense, it's a basic conversational social skill. An innocent gesture. It's called "being decent". It shows the person is willing to humble himself/herself in light of his/her error. Before, "I'm sorry", there was the even more humble, "I beg your pardon", which is very refreshing in an era where no one begs for any kind of pardon for any kind of offense, trifle or not.<br /><br />Is this the kind of stuff that keeps the modern feminists awake at night? The use of innocent gestures? <br />Do my modern counterparts find annoyance at every innocent thing: sleeping puppies, cooing babies, and blooming flowers?Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-71370638954643745662014-10-13T20:26:11.738-07:002014-10-13T20:26:11.738-07:00See, I have to disagree with you about the "s...See, I have to disagree with you about the "sorry" stuff, too. I think it's kind and endearing to hear it! I actually say that all the time when I mess up on times or trivial things, and I consider it simply a polite way to be deferential and/or show respect for the other person if I have misunderstood something. Making people feel at ease, or showing them it's okay to make a mistake and apologize, is really appealing (at least to me). It's part of the feminine genius in my opinion. So what if men don't do it? Some do, by the way. I think it's lovely! Oh, I hope we never lose our graciousness! <br /><br />I am glad you understand my point about western feminists. Thank you. It's something that really bothers me in light of true injustice and the plight of women around the world.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-67987596861966384162014-10-13T19:29:26.882-07:002014-10-13T19:29:26.882-07:00Leila,
I can appreciate criticism of Western femi...Leila,<br /><br />I can appreciate criticism of Western feminism-I find myself agreeing with and being interested in the commentary/scholarship non-Western and Indigenous women feminist scholars offer.<br /><br />Hey, we probably all use the word "aggressive" once in awhile, it's okay. It's probably good to be "aggressive" about some things. In my reading of the articles cited by the Examiner, there is no discussion about "banning" vocabulary; rather there is an insightful opinion about the ways in which certain words are used and their connotations, with regards to women.<br /><br />I don't think anyone is being indoctrinated to speak differently-I think we're being encouraged to think about the language we use. One example that comes to mind for me is why are women always apologizing-"Oh, I'm sorry I thought you meant Tuesday, not Wednesday" or "Oh, I'm sorry, I misheard you." I don't hear men apologizing for trifling errors nearly as often. Granted, this is a generalization and I'm not suggesting we ban the word "sorry" but I am wondering if maybe it's time to think about when an apology is necessary and when it is not. And why women seem to be socialized into thinking they must apologize for any error or misunderstanding. These are the thoughts I have when I read the article with Dunham and the Women's Media Center.Miss Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503676176409924845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-30280632013731844352014-10-13T13:24:30.033-07:002014-10-13T13:24:30.033-07:00"In fact, the Women's Media Center includ...<i>"In fact, the Women's Media Center includes a glossary of words that are usually used with negative connotations in the media to describe women politicians. It's pointed out that "aggressive" has been used to describe Jewish people, stemming from historical racist depictions of Jews as pushy, miserly, and mean."</i><br /><br />1) "Aggressive" is not a slang derogatory term. Why are these feminists telling me I need to feel offended by this word? Conversely, on average I hear the word "b--ch" three times per game, which means, at this rate I will hear it about 60 more times before the season ends- and which is, by design, a slang derogatory term. It's designed to insult. Hurled from a woman, no less, not a man, so there's no sexism here, just, uh, Modern Sisterhood, I guess. <br /><br />Do I need to feel offended when someone lobs this at me? Shall I fight to push this word into oblivion? Or can I look beyond the fact that a personal dart like that is said out of weakness and ignorance? Can I realize that I don't have to react to that word, at all? Am I allowed to laugh it off, or better, use my play to shut her up? Or do I need to campaign to have it banned? Do I need someone to reassemble my feelings after hearing it? According to modern feminists, I do. <br /><br />2) Per above, how does the word "aggressive" have "negative connotations", should the media use it, to describe a female politician? Traditionally, politics has been a man's game. Women entered politics *needing* to be aggressive, knowing they had to be, and, probably wanting to be. Isn't aggression, in this respect, a good thing? Now it's not? Lol - confused. It's the word that follows the descriptor that should be the concern. <br /><br />Your comment does not contain the complete implementation of the word "aggressive", no matter where it "stems from". <br />How much peeling back is necessary before these feminists can find the offensive spot? "Aggressive" and "Jewish people" aren't tied together as meaning anything to anyone in everyday usage. I can use the term "aggressive" to describe a naggy Polish babcia (grandma). No big whoop. It doesn't immediately classify or qualify any ethnicity. <br /><br />3) The fact that these feminists think that implementing an edited version of common descriptors (most of which are not at all personal labels nor slang derogatory terms) is going to somehow help us "progress" as women is laughable. Playing whack-a-mole with vocabulary does not equal female empowerment.<br /><br />4) Start with renewing modesty and virtue, and watch the vocabulary change naturally, not by force. When the sensibilities of people change, their relation to words will naturally change. <br /><br />Re: this comparison -<br /><br /><i>"You spend time thinking of the deeper meanings behind Bible verses; why is it so wrong to look for patterns-socially and culturally-in the ways people use language through the array of media we work with on a daily basis?"</i><br /><br />People can 'look for patterns' all day long. That's neither here nor there as compared to meditating on scripture. Studying bible verses doesn't cause a person to become so greatly offended by an ancient lexicon that she strikes up a campaign against it, in order to mandate when and how certain words may be implemented for the rest of society. Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-64638774850401471282014-10-13T08:35:27.857-07:002014-10-13T08:35:27.857-07:00Hi Gwen! Thanks for your thoughtful comment. My in...Hi Gwen! Thanks for your thoughtful comment. My initial reaction is that we all know that the article is not about one word, and it's not about what the media uses to describe female politicians. (And by the way, I may be seen as an "aggressive" Catholic, and honestly, that would not necessarily bother me!) The point of the piece was much broader than politicians or that one word. But "aggressive" is similar to "bossy", no? And the ridiculous "campaign" that was launched to end the use of this insidious word, "bossy"... I didn't know whether to laugh or weep for our culture. Seriously? This is the front that the feminists are fighting? Use of the word "bossy"? I think the word "bossy" is a great and descriptive word, and I will continue to use it whenever someone is being bossy. ;)<br /><br />And "TMI" is now to be seen as offensive? This is not about examining words objectively, sociologically. This is a pointed directive from today's enlightened feminists, marching orders that we <i>should</i> be offended by these words and terms. Gwen, why should women be taught to be offended by everything? Why should we be such delicate flowers that we shrink from everyday words (but we are supposed to embrace words like "slut" as a positive good)? I just don't get it at all, and I've tried. I see a true war on women out there in the world, with women being systematically raped, stoned, kept from education, having hot oil poured upon them, "honor killings", genital mutilation, subjugation of all kinds, and we in America are making a case for being offended by the words "bossy" or "TMI"? It's honestly like I'm Alice down the rabbit hole some days. <br /><br />You know that I like you, Gwen. You know that I have strong feelings about this stuff, too. I am begging for you to acknowledge that with a real war against women going on every day (one that I see my Catholic sisters railing against daily), the western feminist establishment seems to be hung up on taking offense at words, or at not being given free contraception. Something is grossly out of proportion here. Do you agree? Please, I really want to know that you at least see that there is a problem with proportion, if nothing else. <br /><br />Also, could you email me if you have a chance? Thanks! :)Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-53841051208017238922014-10-13T08:25:10.773-07:002014-10-13T08:25:10.773-07:00You want me to bite this off, or are you directing...You want me to bite this off, or are you directing this to Leila? She didn't say "dumb". I did. Nubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972118374098863290noreply@blogger.com