Sweden’s New Gender-Neutral Pronoun: Hen

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25. I, too, have moderated my opinion

But not too much. I would hate like hell to give the opposition any reason to make a specifically rhetorical argument against something which we all should recognize as one of the unalienable rights.

The opposition is very good at this and I feel very strongly that we don't need to give them any gifts.

This last few months we see what they have in store for women. They are not just playing games. This is what they are about and they will likely only back down if they think that it will hurt them in Nov., which it will.

But this is what they are about. To oppose them, one has to phrase things with some care. Any misstep could bounce back at us. Silly rhetoric like herstory does just that. I can just see the Repukes outlawing hersterectomies, etc. It is a tactic ripe for ridicule, as it should be.

Enough is enough. There is only history, and it has nothing to do with gender bias other than the way it is reported. But that is the one thing we all can influence. Women's history is as rich and compelling as any. Tell the stories and people will listen.

Calling it herstory does nothing without the stories. So why even relabel it? Just tell the fucking stories. They are awfully good, after all.