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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Tasha in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Okay, three things:
     
    1) The article on casual cruelty against women pointed to Anita Sarkeesian's latest video, and Ms Sarkeesian talks about how the depiction of violence against women in video games is different than the depiction of violence against men in the same games.  I'm not going to repeat or summarize what she said.  Go watch the video if you are curious.
     
    2) The vast majority of AAA game titles center upon a male protagonist who is the most important character in the game.  Most of the time if he rescues or fails to rescue any particular female in distress the game goes on either way.  Only when the male protagonist dies is all hope considered lost and the game ends.  Most people both male and female would choose to be someone whose actions matter, but in video games this role is usually reserved for male characters.
     
    3) Yes, men tend to be portrayed in games, fiction, and news reports as being kind of expendable.  There deaths aren't presented as being as tragic in and of themselves as the deaths of women and children.  So I would consider it a fair point ... if men's rights activist decried this point in games and fiction.  They don't.  They do what you did.  Instead of saying that the game, movie or book is terrible for displaying men's lives as meaningless and expendable, they say that feminist are terrible for failing to decry the depiction of men's lives as being expendable.  Don't complain about the fact that feminist aren't picketing outside The Expendables 3, go picket it yourselves.  Then I will believe MRAs are serious about the issue.  Otherwise, I'm just going to believe that they (and you) are trying to score rhetorical points with an argument that they really believe themselves.
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Tasha in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    If you feel that people are trying to bully you into identifying yourself as a cis male, you are overly sensitive (I know that commenting on the validity of other peoples feeling is not PC, but I thought you would appreciate that).
     
    The terms cis male and cis female are used primarily in LGBT discussions, and by people trying to give an LGBT perspective on a particular issue.  Now it is fine to say "hand me the wrench" when you are dealing with a small toolbox which has only one kind of wrench.  When your tool box contains a socket wrench, a crescent wrench, a pipe fitter wrench, a monkey wrench and assorted combination wrenches it pays to be specific when asking for a wrench.  The LGBT world has a lot of types of wrenches.  Having a quick way of indicating that you are talking about someone whose biological sex, gender identity, and sexuality all match up with societal expectation can be very helpful at times.
     
    Now, you want your personal gender/sexuality combo to the default, requiring no prefix even in LGBT discussions, while all other gender variants receive some sort of label (homo, bi, trans, cross dressing, etc.).  Well I can see why you would want that, but I can't see why the LGBT should concede that to you.  Certainly not if your best argument is to point to chromosomes.  You've already conceded that alternate gender/sexuality have been shown different neurologically structures compared to the "norm".  This has been established by multiple studies.  It is a fact as you say.  That it might be quicker to do a chromosome test or look at what is between someones legs than do a head CT, is irrelevant.  As I pointed out the cis prefix outside of organic chemistry is used mostly in discussion of gender identity and sexuality.  Neurological structures often trump gross anatomy in these matters and it is perfectly legitimate that the language of these discussions reflect this.
     
     
    Boldly stated, but mostly BS, and totally BS in the current context.  
     
    Language is the battlefield upon which wars of idea if fought.  However, it is also common ground upon which peace treaties for those wars are forged.  If one side totally wins the linguistic war, then your soldiers are terrorist, your religion is heresy and your natural sexual practices are perversions.  At that point, your conscience, expressions and thoughts are truly straight jacketed.  However, what passes for political correctness is not at that point.  It is mostly just an effort to be polite to others who are different than you and yours. Having the linguistic tools to respectfully speak to one another is an aid to open dialogue, not an impediment. The restrictions that are placed by mainstream PC speech* are rarely a serious impediment to free expressions of ideas unless the idea that is being expressed is that their group of people is inferior to your group of people.  
     
    Certainly the term cis gendered poses little danger of straight jacketeding expression.  It is merely a particular gender/sexuality that happens to be yours and you want it to be the default even in discussions where a range of gender identities are being discussed.  Well tough. You don't get to have it that way.
     
     
     
    *Note the description of wives as "unpaid sex workers" never caught on and has never been the official PC term for them
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Shadow Hawk in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Okay, three things:
     
    1) The article on casual cruelty against women pointed to Anita Sarkeesian's latest video, and Ms Sarkeesian talks about how the depiction of violence against women in video games is different than the depiction of violence against men in the same games.  I'm not going to repeat or summarize what she said.  Go watch the video if you are curious.
     
    2) The vast majority of AAA game titles center upon a male protagonist who is the most important character in the game.  Most of the time if he rescues or fails to rescue any particular female in distress the game goes on either way.  Only when the male protagonist dies is all hope considered lost and the game ends.  Most people both male and female would choose to be someone whose actions matter, but in video games this role is usually reserved for male characters.
     
    3) Yes, men tend to be portrayed in games, fiction, and news reports as being kind of expendable.  There deaths aren't presented as being as tragic in and of themselves as the deaths of women and children.  So I would consider it a fair point ... if men's rights activist decried this point in games and fiction.  They don't.  They do what you did.  Instead of saying that the game, movie or book is terrible for displaying men's lives as meaningless and expendable, they say that feminist are terrible for failing to decry the depiction of men's lives as being expendable.  Don't complain about the fact that feminist aren't picketing outside The Expendables 3, go picket it yourselves.  Then I will believe MRAs are serious about the issue.  Otherwise, I'm just going to believe that they (and you) are trying to score rhetorical points with an argument that they really believe themselves.
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Pattern Ghost in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Okay, three things:
     
    1) The article on casual cruelty against women pointed to Anita Sarkeesian's latest video, and Ms Sarkeesian talks about how the depiction of violence against women in video games is different than the depiction of violence against men in the same games.  I'm not going to repeat or summarize what she said.  Go watch the video if you are curious.
     
    2) The vast majority of AAA game titles center upon a male protagonist who is the most important character in the game.  Most of the time if he rescues or fails to rescue any particular female in distress the game goes on either way.  Only when the male protagonist dies is all hope considered lost and the game ends.  Most people both male and female would choose to be someone whose actions matter, but in video games this role is usually reserved for male characters.
     
    3) Yes, men tend to be portrayed in games, fiction, and news reports as being kind of expendable.  There deaths aren't presented as being as tragic in and of themselves as the deaths of women and children.  So I would consider it a fair point ... if men's rights activist decried this point in games and fiction.  They don't.  They do what you did.  Instead of saying that the game, movie or book is terrible for displaying men's lives as meaningless and expendable, they say that feminist are terrible for failing to decry the depiction of men's lives as being expendable.  Don't complain about the fact that feminist aren't picketing outside The Expendables 3, go picket it yourselves.  Then I will believe MRAs are serious about the issue.  Otherwise, I'm just going to believe that they (and you) are trying to score rhetorical points with an argument that they really believe themselves.
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Enforcer84 in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Okay, three things:
     
    1) The article on casual cruelty against women pointed to Anita Sarkeesian's latest video, and Ms Sarkeesian talks about how the depiction of violence against women in video games is different than the depiction of violence against men in the same games.  I'm not going to repeat or summarize what she said.  Go watch the video if you are curious.
     
    2) The vast majority of AAA game titles center upon a male protagonist who is the most important character in the game.  Most of the time if he rescues or fails to rescue any particular female in distress the game goes on either way.  Only when the male protagonist dies is all hope considered lost and the game ends.  Most people both male and female would choose to be someone whose actions matter, but in video games this role is usually reserved for male characters.
     
    3) Yes, men tend to be portrayed in games, fiction, and news reports as being kind of expendable.  There deaths aren't presented as being as tragic in and of themselves as the deaths of women and children.  So I would consider it a fair point ... if men's rights activist decried this point in games and fiction.  They don't.  They do what you did.  Instead of saying that the game, movie or book is terrible for displaying men's lives as meaningless and expendable, they say that feminist are terrible for failing to decry the depiction of men's lives as being expendable.  Don't complain about the fact that feminist aren't picketing outside The Expendables 3, go picket it yourselves.  Then I will believe MRAs are serious about the issue.  Otherwise, I'm just going to believe that they (and you) are trying to score rhetorical points with an argument that they really believe themselves.
  6. Like
    Ranxerox got a reaction from Cygnia in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Okay, three things:
     
    1) The article on casual cruelty against women pointed to Anita Sarkeesian's latest video, and Ms Sarkeesian talks about how the depiction of violence against women in video games is different than the depiction of violence against men in the same games.  I'm not going to repeat or summarize what she said.  Go watch the video if you are curious.
     
    2) The vast majority of AAA game titles center upon a male protagonist who is the most important character in the game.  Most of the time if he rescues or fails to rescue any particular female in distress the game goes on either way.  Only when the male protagonist dies is all hope considered lost and the game ends.  Most people both male and female would choose to be someone whose actions matter, but in video games this role is usually reserved for male characters.
     
    3) Yes, men tend to be portrayed in games, fiction, and news reports as being kind of expendable.  There deaths aren't presented as being as tragic in and of themselves as the deaths of women and children.  So I would consider it a fair point ... if men's rights activist decried this point in games and fiction.  They don't.  They do what you did.  Instead of saying that the game, movie or book is terrible for displaying men's lives as meaningless and expendable, they say that feminist are terrible for failing to decry the depiction of men's lives as being expendable.  Don't complain about the fact that feminist aren't picketing outside The Expendables 3, go picket it yourselves.  Then I will believe MRAs are serious about the issue.  Otherwise, I'm just going to believe that they (and you) are trying to score rhetorical points with an argument that they really believe themselves.
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cygnia in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    http://lesstitsnass.tumblr.com/post/95253962172/its-a-two-fer-courtesy-of-dcwomenkickingass
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Jhaierr in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    If you feel that people are trying to bully you into identifying yourself as a cis male, you are overly sensitive (I know that commenting on the validity of other peoples feeling is not PC, but I thought you would appreciate that).
     
    The terms cis male and cis female are used primarily in LGBT discussions, and by people trying to give an LGBT perspective on a particular issue.  Now it is fine to say "hand me the wrench" when you are dealing with a small toolbox which has only one kind of wrench.  When your tool box contains a socket wrench, a crescent wrench, a pipe fitter wrench, a monkey wrench and assorted combination wrenches it pays to be specific when asking for a wrench.  The LGBT world has a lot of types of wrenches.  Having a quick way of indicating that you are talking about someone whose biological sex, gender identity, and sexuality all match up with societal expectation can be very helpful at times.
     
    Now, you want your personal gender/sexuality combo to the default, requiring no prefix even in LGBT discussions, while all other gender variants receive some sort of label (homo, bi, trans, cross dressing, etc.).  Well I can see why you would want that, but I can't see why the LGBT should concede that to you.  Certainly not if your best argument is to point to chromosomes.  You've already conceded that alternate gender/sexuality have been shown different neurologically structures compared to the "norm".  This has been established by multiple studies.  It is a fact as you say.  That it might be quicker to do a chromosome test or look at what is between someones legs than do a head CT, is irrelevant.  As I pointed out the cis prefix outside of organic chemistry is used mostly in discussion of gender identity and sexuality.  Neurological structures often trump gross anatomy in these matters and it is perfectly legitimate that the language of these discussions reflect this.
     
     
    Boldly stated, but mostly BS, and totally BS in the current context.  
     
    Language is the battlefield upon which wars of idea if fought.  However, it is also common ground upon which peace treaties for those wars are forged.  If one side totally wins the linguistic war, then your soldiers are terrorist, your religion is heresy and your natural sexual practices are perversions.  At that point, your conscience, expressions and thoughts are truly straight jacketed.  However, what passes for political correctness is not at that point.  It is mostly just an effort to be polite to others who are different than you and yours. Having the linguistic tools to respectfully speak to one another is an aid to open dialogue, not an impediment. The restrictions that are placed by mainstream PC speech* are rarely a serious impediment to free expressions of ideas unless the idea that is being expressed is that their group of people is inferior to your group of people.  
     
    Certainly the term cis gendered poses little danger of straight jacketeding expression.  It is merely a particular gender/sexuality that happens to be yours and you want it to be the default even in discussions where a range of gender identities are being discussed.  Well tough. You don't get to have it that way.
     
     
     
    *Note the description of wives as "unpaid sex workers" never caught on and has never been the official PC term for them
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Shadow Hawk in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    If you feel that people are trying to bully you into identifying yourself as a cis male, you are overly sensitive (I know that commenting on the validity of other peoples feeling is not PC, but I thought you would appreciate that).
     
    The terms cis male and cis female are used primarily in LGBT discussions, and by people trying to give an LGBT perspective on a particular issue.  Now it is fine to say "hand me the wrench" when you are dealing with a small toolbox which has only one kind of wrench.  When your tool box contains a socket wrench, a crescent wrench, a pipe fitter wrench, a monkey wrench and assorted combination wrenches it pays to be specific when asking for a wrench.  The LGBT world has a lot of types of wrenches.  Having a quick way of indicating that you are talking about someone whose biological sex, gender identity, and sexuality all match up with societal expectation can be very helpful at times.
     
    Now, you want your personal gender/sexuality combo to the default, requiring no prefix even in LGBT discussions, while all other gender variants receive some sort of label (homo, bi, trans, cross dressing, etc.).  Well I can see why you would want that, but I can't see why the LGBT should concede that to you.  Certainly not if your best argument is to point to chromosomes.  You've already conceded that alternate gender/sexuality have been shown different neurologically structures compared to the "norm".  This has been established by multiple studies.  It is a fact as you say.  That it might be quicker to do a chromosome test or look at what is between someones legs than do a head CT, is irrelevant.  As I pointed out the cis prefix outside of organic chemistry is used mostly in discussion of gender identity and sexuality.  Neurological structures often trump gross anatomy in these matters and it is perfectly legitimate that the language of these discussions reflect this.
     
     
    Boldly stated, but mostly BS, and totally BS in the current context.  
     
    Language is the battlefield upon which wars of idea if fought.  However, it is also common ground upon which peace treaties for those wars are forged.  If one side totally wins the linguistic war, then your soldiers are terrorist, your religion is heresy and your natural sexual practices are perversions.  At that point, your conscience, expressions and thoughts are truly straight jacketed.  However, what passes for political correctness is not at that point.  It is mostly just an effort to be polite to others who are different than you and yours. Having the linguistic tools to respectfully speak to one another is an aid to open dialogue, not an impediment. The restrictions that are placed by mainstream PC speech* are rarely a serious impediment to free expressions of ideas unless the idea that is being expressed is that their group of people is inferior to your group of people.  
     
    Certainly the term cis gendered poses little danger of straight jacketeding expression.  It is merely a particular gender/sexuality that happens to be yours and you want it to be the default even in discussions where a range of gender identities are being discussed.  Well tough. You don't get to have it that way.
     
     
     
    *Note the description of wives as "unpaid sex workers" never caught on and has never been the official PC term for them
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Lawnmower Boy in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    If you feel that people are trying to bully you into identifying yourself as a cis male, you are overly sensitive (I know that commenting on the validity of other peoples feeling is not PC, but I thought you would appreciate that).
     
    The terms cis male and cis female are used primarily in LGBT discussions, and by people trying to give an LGBT perspective on a particular issue.  Now it is fine to say "hand me the wrench" when you are dealing with a small toolbox which has only one kind of wrench.  When your tool box contains a socket wrench, a crescent wrench, a pipe fitter wrench, a monkey wrench and assorted combination wrenches it pays to be specific when asking for a wrench.  The LGBT world has a lot of types of wrenches.  Having a quick way of indicating that you are talking about someone whose biological sex, gender identity, and sexuality all match up with societal expectation can be very helpful at times.
     
    Now, you want your personal gender/sexuality combo to the default, requiring no prefix even in LGBT discussions, while all other gender variants receive some sort of label (homo, bi, trans, cross dressing, etc.).  Well I can see why you would want that, but I can't see why the LGBT should concede that to you.  Certainly not if your best argument is to point to chromosomes.  You've already conceded that alternate gender/sexuality have been shown different neurologically structures compared to the "norm".  This has been established by multiple studies.  It is a fact as you say.  That it might be quicker to do a chromosome test or look at what is between someones legs than do a head CT, is irrelevant.  As I pointed out the cis prefix outside of organic chemistry is used mostly in discussion of gender identity and sexuality.  Neurological structures often trump gross anatomy in these matters and it is perfectly legitimate that the language of these discussions reflect this.
     
     
    Boldly stated, but mostly BS, and totally BS in the current context.  
     
    Language is the battlefield upon which wars of idea if fought.  However, it is also common ground upon which peace treaties for those wars are forged.  If one side totally wins the linguistic war, then your soldiers are terrorist, your religion is heresy and your natural sexual practices are perversions.  At that point, your conscience, expressions and thoughts are truly straight jacketed.  However, what passes for political correctness is not at that point.  It is mostly just an effort to be polite to others who are different than you and yours. Having the linguistic tools to respectfully speak to one another is an aid to open dialogue, not an impediment. The restrictions that are placed by mainstream PC speech* are rarely a serious impediment to free expressions of ideas unless the idea that is being expressed is that their group of people is inferior to your group of people.  
     
    Certainly the term cis gendered poses little danger of straight jacketeding expression.  It is merely a particular gender/sexuality that happens to be yours and you want it to be the default even in discussions where a range of gender identities are being discussed.  Well tough. You don't get to have it that way.
     
     
     
    *Note the description of wives as "unpaid sex workers" never caught on and has never been the official PC term for them
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from SKJAM! in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    If you feel that people are trying to bully you into identifying yourself as a cis male, you are overly sensitive (I know that commenting on the validity of other peoples feeling is not PC, but I thought you would appreciate that).
     
    The terms cis male and cis female are used primarily in LGBT discussions, and by people trying to give an LGBT perspective on a particular issue.  Now it is fine to say "hand me the wrench" when you are dealing with a small toolbox which has only one kind of wrench.  When your tool box contains a socket wrench, a crescent wrench, a pipe fitter wrench, a monkey wrench and assorted combination wrenches it pays to be specific when asking for a wrench.  The LGBT world has a lot of types of wrenches.  Having a quick way of indicating that you are talking about someone whose biological sex, gender identity, and sexuality all match up with societal expectation can be very helpful at times.
     
    Now, you want your personal gender/sexuality combo to the default, requiring no prefix even in LGBT discussions, while all other gender variants receive some sort of label (homo, bi, trans, cross dressing, etc.).  Well I can see why you would want that, but I can't see why the LGBT should concede that to you.  Certainly not if your best argument is to point to chromosomes.  You've already conceded that alternate gender/sexuality have been shown different neurologically structures compared to the "norm".  This has been established by multiple studies.  It is a fact as you say.  That it might be quicker to do a chromosome test or look at what is between someones legs than do a head CT, is irrelevant.  As I pointed out the cis prefix outside of organic chemistry is used mostly in discussion of gender identity and sexuality.  Neurological structures often trump gross anatomy in these matters and it is perfectly legitimate that the language of these discussions reflect this.
     
     
    Boldly stated, but mostly BS, and totally BS in the current context.  
     
    Language is the battlefield upon which wars of idea if fought.  However, it is also common ground upon which peace treaties for those wars are forged.  If one side totally wins the linguistic war, then your soldiers are terrorist, your religion is heresy and your natural sexual practices are perversions.  At that point, your conscience, expressions and thoughts are truly straight jacketed.  However, what passes for political correctness is not at that point.  It is mostly just an effort to be polite to others who are different than you and yours. Having the linguistic tools to respectfully speak to one another is an aid to open dialogue, not an impediment. The restrictions that are placed by mainstream PC speech* are rarely a serious impediment to free expressions of ideas unless the idea that is being expressed is that their group of people is inferior to your group of people.  
     
    Certainly the term cis gendered poses little danger of straight jacketeding expression.  It is merely a particular gender/sexuality that happens to be yours and you want it to be the default even in discussions where a range of gender identities are being discussed.  Well tough. You don't get to have it that way.
     
     
     
    *Note the description of wives as "unpaid sex workers" never caught on and has never been the official PC term for them
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from IndianaJoe3 in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    If you feel that people are trying to bully you into identifying yourself as a cis male, you are overly sensitive (I know that commenting on the validity of other peoples feeling is not PC, but I thought you would appreciate that).
     
    The terms cis male and cis female are used primarily in LGBT discussions, and by people trying to give an LGBT perspective on a particular issue.  Now it is fine to say "hand me the wrench" when you are dealing with a small toolbox which has only one kind of wrench.  When your tool box contains a socket wrench, a crescent wrench, a pipe fitter wrench, a monkey wrench and assorted combination wrenches it pays to be specific when asking for a wrench.  The LGBT world has a lot of types of wrenches.  Having a quick way of indicating that you are talking about someone whose biological sex, gender identity, and sexuality all match up with societal expectation can be very helpful at times.
     
    Now, you want your personal gender/sexuality combo to the default, requiring no prefix even in LGBT discussions, while all other gender variants receive some sort of label (homo, bi, trans, cross dressing, etc.).  Well I can see why you would want that, but I can't see why the LGBT should concede that to you.  Certainly not if your best argument is to point to chromosomes.  You've already conceded that alternate gender/sexuality have been shown different neurologically structures compared to the "norm".  This has been established by multiple studies.  It is a fact as you say.  That it might be quicker to do a chromosome test or look at what is between someones legs than do a head CT, is irrelevant.  As I pointed out the cis prefix outside of organic chemistry is used mostly in discussion of gender identity and sexuality.  Neurological structures often trump gross anatomy in these matters and it is perfectly legitimate that the language of these discussions reflect this.
     
     
    Boldly stated, but mostly BS, and totally BS in the current context.  
     
    Language is the battlefield upon which wars of idea if fought.  However, it is also common ground upon which peace treaties for those wars are forged.  If one side totally wins the linguistic war, then your soldiers are terrorist, your religion is heresy and your natural sexual practices are perversions.  At that point, your conscience, expressions and thoughts are truly straight jacketed.  However, what passes for political correctness is not at that point.  It is mostly just an effort to be polite to others who are different than you and yours. Having the linguistic tools to respectfully speak to one another is an aid to open dialogue, not an impediment. The restrictions that are placed by mainstream PC speech* are rarely a serious impediment to free expressions of ideas unless the idea that is being expressed is that their group of people is inferior to your group of people.  
     
    Certainly the term cis gendered poses little danger of straight jacketeding expression.  It is merely a particular gender/sexuality that happens to be yours and you want it to be the default even in discussions where a range of gender identities are being discussed.  Well tough. You don't get to have it that way.
     
     
     
    *Note the description of wives as "unpaid sex workers" never caught on and has never been the official PC term for them
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Cygnia in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    If you feel that people are trying to bully you into identifying yourself as a cis male, you are overly sensitive (I know that commenting on the validity of other peoples feeling is not PC, but I thought you would appreciate that).
     
    The terms cis male and cis female are used primarily in LGBT discussions, and by people trying to give an LGBT perspective on a particular issue.  Now it is fine to say "hand me the wrench" when you are dealing with a small toolbox which has only one kind of wrench.  When your tool box contains a socket wrench, a crescent wrench, a pipe fitter wrench, a monkey wrench and assorted combination wrenches it pays to be specific when asking for a wrench.  The LGBT world has a lot of types of wrenches.  Having a quick way of indicating that you are talking about someone whose biological sex, gender identity, and sexuality all match up with societal expectation can be very helpful at times.
     
    Now, you want your personal gender/sexuality combo to the default, requiring no prefix even in LGBT discussions, while all other gender variants receive some sort of label (homo, bi, trans, cross dressing, etc.).  Well I can see why you would want that, but I can't see why the LGBT should concede that to you.  Certainly not if your best argument is to point to chromosomes.  You've already conceded that alternate gender/sexuality have been shown different neurologically structures compared to the "norm".  This has been established by multiple studies.  It is a fact as you say.  That it might be quicker to do a chromosome test or look at what is between someones legs than do a head CT, is irrelevant.  As I pointed out the cis prefix outside of organic chemistry is used mostly in discussion of gender identity and sexuality.  Neurological structures often trump gross anatomy in these matters and it is perfectly legitimate that the language of these discussions reflect this.
     
     
    Boldly stated, but mostly BS, and totally BS in the current context.  
     
    Language is the battlefield upon which wars of idea if fought.  However, it is also common ground upon which peace treaties for those wars are forged.  If one side totally wins the linguistic war, then your soldiers are terrorist, your religion is heresy and your natural sexual practices are perversions.  At that point, your conscience, expressions and thoughts are truly straight jacketed.  However, what passes for political correctness is not at that point.  It is mostly just an effort to be polite to others who are different than you and yours. Having the linguistic tools to respectfully speak to one another is an aid to open dialogue, not an impediment. The restrictions that are placed by mainstream PC speech* are rarely a serious impediment to free expressions of ideas unless the idea that is being expressed is that their group of people is inferior to your group of people.  
     
    Certainly the term cis gendered poses little danger of straight jacketeding expression.  It is merely a particular gender/sexuality that happens to be yours and you want it to be the default even in discussions where a range of gender identities are being discussed.  Well tough. You don't get to have it that way.
     
     
     
    *Note the description of wives as "unpaid sex workers" never caught on and has never been the official PC term for them
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Tasha in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Social Justice Warriors.  It is a disparaging term used to describe pretty much anyone who believes that women, minorities or members of the the LGBT community don't yet enjoy equal social status with white, hetrosexaul males.
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cygnia in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    But WHAT CAN BE DONE: Dos and Don’ts To Combat Online Sexism
     
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Tasha in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    This explains so, so very much about MoS.
     

       
    No, dude, that doesn't sound arrogant.  He set the bar so low that almost anyone could do better.  You could do much, much better.
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cygnia in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds
     
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cygnia in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    http://www.doctornerdlove.com/2014/04/ending-sexual-harassment-geek-culture/
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    Ranxerox reacted to Greywind in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
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    Ranxerox reacted to Tasha in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    JIC you all haven't seen this yet
     
     
    “Why Won’t You Educate Me About Feminism?”
    http://bellejar.ca/2014/02/22/why-wont-you-educate-me-about-feminism/
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cygnia in In other news...   
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cygnia in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Games, Noir and the 17%: Where Are the Women?
     
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cygnia in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Why Marketers Fear The Female Geek
     
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Pattern Ghost in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Even if she really is a "dishonest, manipulative, ignorant schemer", which I don't believe, that still just makes her just another internet troll and that doesn't make her deserving of death threats and rape threats.  If there are guys out there getting significantly more harassment for the same "crimes", they don't deserve it either.
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    Even if she really is a "dishonest, manipulative, ignorant schemer", which I don't believe, that still just makes her just another internet troll and that doesn't make her deserving of death threats and rape threats.  If there are guys out there getting significantly more harassment for the same "crimes", they don't deserve it either.
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