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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Spinning NCLB "accountability" as civil rights: neocon girly manh...
In a message dated 8/7/2007 12:36:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, patterna@gvsu.edu writes: Using the term "girly manhood" is also offensive. Is there something wrong with girls? Do we diminish "manhood" when we use girly as a modifer. Are we using "girly" as a slur? Nancy: Just repeating Arnold's characterization of the CA assembly as girlymen. Sorry if I offended anyone on the list. No, there's nothing wrong with the term. As a matter of fact, it improves "manhood", however it is we define it to be. This is like Sheehan running against Pelosi. Let's do a circle firing squad !!! Quan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
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