"Thank you Mr. President. It's a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States but men of peace of all nations, men with interests and a curiosity and men with a vision for the future."
Fucking awesome.
So this text both brought me on the verge of tearing up and annoyed me. Bravo!
And he did so with misogynist language. Which made me twinge. I don't complain, I state my feelings.
It just shows in what a weird time this was happening.
Now, that being said language is powerful and inclusive language is important. I wouldn't dismiss this as a problem so candidly. Just registering my support for Tieno's issues so you don't dismiss them as a lone super-PC-police-person.
Also, "that's just the way (the word is used)/(it is)" has never been a great defense of using non-inclusive language. Or anything, really.
A few questions though. Would you be displeased at someone saying "Hey guys!" or "Hi fellas!" or "What's up, dudes?" to a group of mixed gender?
Do you feel that these greetings play a part in entrenching patriarchy in a real way?
Do you feel that a protest against such greetings would play a part in overcoming patriarchy in a real way?
Do you think it matters if the greeter knows the group they are greeting? If so, does it matter because of actual familiarity or just formality?