Comments on: Careful, those straw men are flammable

By: Rabbit

Rabbit — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:26:10 +0000

Hey, I call my ex-wife ‘thing’. Works for me.

Regards,
Rabbit.

By: Nomen Nescio

Nomen Nescio — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:33:00 +0000

problem with “it” is, people tend to take offense at it.

“they” works, and has a centuries-long tradition, but confuses goobers who can’t get over that you’re using it even in the singular and their brains lock up. plus you’re technically supposed to use it only when the subject is unclear or indefinite, not about specific people.

By: memomachine

memomachine — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:55:47 +0000

Hmmm.

“He, She, It.”

Off-topic:

Sometimes I wish I were living 100 years ago when men were men, women were women, and it was easier telling the difference.

Oh and when the term “manscape” never existed. Definitely before “manscape”.

By: Paul Boughton

Paul Boughton — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:19:27 +0000

He, She, It. How many more do you need? He leaves no doubt as does she. It however leaves doubt.

Looks to me like language has it covered.

By: Nomen Nescio

Nomen Nescio — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:24:13 +0000

see, it’s all the English language’s fault. if we only had a gender neutral third person pronoun, we wouldn’t have to constantly take wild stabs in the dark at random strangers’ genitalia.

(once i’ve had my morning coffee, that probably won’t seem as funny to me anymore. but right now, i’m a’postin’ it.)

By: Roberta X

Roberta X — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:56:28 +0000

I swear to Loki, I’m gonna start handin’ out pink and blue sweaters so I can keep track.

Right after Tam’s twenty-foot flying predator, we need a good set of neutral pronouns and honorifics so’s we can argue with people without stepping all over toes we aren’t aiming at. I don’t mind being insulting, abrasive, mean and dimissive but it ticks me off to do so by accident. It ain’t proper.

By: Antigone

Antigone — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:06:34 +0000

Um, there’s lots of “girls” over at Punkass, after all. Quite a few of us like to shoot.

By: Nomen Nescio

Nomen Nescio — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:55:55 +0000

i notice there’s only two comments on this one, and both of them distinctly echo-chambery. i think i won’t even bother trying, this time around.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:52:27 +0000

I think “he’s” a girl. A real one, this time, FWIW. Some of the other postings refer to a husband, and since she kept her maiden name, some questioning from the involved familes regarding children.

I know we’ve had a shock to our systems, and all.

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:36:53 +0000

His blog seems appropriately named anyhow…and judging from his collection of likeminded pals it should remain in demand – so he’ll be 40 still going on 15 when he get’s there, safe with his strawmen.