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Sashadroogie
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 Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:33 am Post subject: Gender and language |
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How are we supposed to keep up with all these changes? If you type 'Bradley Manning' into Google or Wiki, you get sent to the page below.
'He' is now changed to 'she'. All very confusing. Is nothing sacred anymore? Not even pronouns...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Manning#Gender_reassignment |
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wangdaning
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| Wouldn't be surprised if this is just another way to embarrass the guy. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| That's a point, actually. Even if it is all the mainstream media too. Perhaps especially so. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:33 am Post subject: |
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| It is on Wikipedia so ill-intentioned people can add and subtract info. |
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wangdaning
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| It is on Wikipedia so ill-intentioned people can add and subtract info. |
That is the theory, but not necessarily true. You can go on and on about some issues on wikipedia, but some are set in stone. |
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Sashadroogie
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