History of Feminism

longship

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10. Etymology of "history"

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:11 PM

Apr 2012

Has no gender! It is silly and ignorant to take the syllable his and interpret it as a gender biased syllable and then do the totally ignorant transformation as to make a new word herstory. it makes no sense at all except for making an argument about rhetoric for which the word, herstory, has no basis. It's a very silly argument.

Anybody using that word has no clue how to transform culture. Apparently the Swedes know that that culture comes first, then we can work on the rhetoric.

Meanwhile, we still see people posting the silly "herstory" on these forums while, at the same time state congresses are passing laws which do all sorts of rubbish against women's rights.

But at least we got the word herstory into the dictionary.

Bullshit! First rights, then we can work on the rhetoric. I will bet my last dollar that it will not include herstory, nor hersterical, nor hersterectomy.

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Sweden’s New Gender-Neutral Pronoun: Hen [View all] Little Star Apr 2012 OP

the Canadian government has adopted "they" as third person singular iverglas Apr 2012 #1

I'm still trying to digest this article.... Little Star Apr 2012 #2

one does have to hand it to them, though iverglas Apr 2012 #4

It is a difficult problem to solve longship Apr 2012 #3

well, herstory ;) iverglas Apr 2012 #5

I think I made a case against "herstory" longship Apr 2012 #6

I think that maybe herstory has to do with boston bean Apr 2012 #7

let me try again iverglas Apr 2012 #8

Etymology of "history" longship Apr 2012 #10

excuse me iverglas Apr 2012 #11

I will let "herstory is history written from a feminist perspective" speak for itself longship Apr 2012 #13

do what you like iverglas Apr 2012 #16

I apologize for any offense longship Apr 2012 #20

you might have noticed the name of this forum is History of Feminism boston bean Apr 2012 #17

you are missing the point it talking specifically and not being asked to used generally. firstly seabeyond Apr 2012 #14

I agree 100% longship Apr 2012 #18

i dont use the word. if i am hearing right, and what i am seeing.... seabeyond Apr 2012 #19

No offense taken or delivered longship Apr 2012 #21

I appreciate your passion about this MadrasT Apr 2012 #23

I, too, have moderated my opinion longship Apr 2012 #25

"lobbying for parents to be able to choose any name for their children" Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #9

it's fairly common in European countries iverglas Apr 2012 #12

Of course. What constitutes a "valid public concern" is by no means universally agreed upon. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #15

chuckles iverglas Apr 2012 #26

I make an exception for Kaidan Alenko. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #27

I had no idea that anyone regulated naming. MadrasT Apr 2012 #24

"Intel Dual Core"...? BlueIris Apr 2012 #22

To be fair, some of these may be Palins. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #28