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On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote:
My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits")

I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how
affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no
matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong.

I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs
I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for
what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for
one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of
things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was
wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know.

"rb608" wrote in message
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On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote:
My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits")

I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how
affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no
matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong.

Well, yeah......um.....maybe.....if she's somebody's daughter.

I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs
I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for
what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for
one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of
things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was
wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know.

What's distressing and oh so hard to understand isn't so much that we live
in a world full of pigs and assholes, but that they are proud of it.....and
amused by it......and that they get a great deal of respect for it.

Wolfgang

On 9 Nov, 22:41, "Wolfgang" wrote:

What's distressing and oh so hard to understand isn't so much that we live
in a world full of pigs and assholes, but that they are proud of it.....and
amused by it......and that they get a great deal of respect for it.

Wolfgang


As a general observation, it is very hard not to agree with that. But
here, there seems to be at least an element of tit for tat.

MC

On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:23:50 -0800, rb608
wrote:

On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote:
My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits")

I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how
affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no
matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong.

You realize he's just trailing, right? Oh, "they" probably do call her
"tits" and she may act like she thinks it's funny (or may even like it,
but I'd have to, um, well, see 'em in real life to believe it...), but
I'd offer that it's her call to make and, um, well, her hills to defend
if she thinks they need defending.

I'd be interested to know something. You say you are "PC," and are a
"liberal," yet you'd categorically deny a woman the right to be called
whatever she wished, yet you don't seem to have any opinion on when such
involves one guy calling another guy something that parallels "tits."

I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs
I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for
what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for
one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of
things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was
wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know.

Well, see, that's the problem with trying to be politically correct -
everybody is with a different party or wing thereof...and I'd not call a
"sexist" marketing scheme for _toys_ demeaning, I'd call it stupid -
what do kids really know or care about sexism? Are you sure it was
"sexist?"

TC,
R

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On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote:
My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits")

It's obvious it's short for Tatiania.
-tom

On 9 Nov, 23:04, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:23:50 -0800, rb608
wrote:

On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote:
My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits")

I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how
affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no
matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong.

You realize he's just trailing, right? Oh, "they" probably do call her
"tits" and she may act like she thinks it's funny (or may even like it,
but I'd have to, um, well, see 'em in real life to believe it...), but
I'd offer that it's her call to make and, um, well, her hills to defend
if she thinks they need defending.

I'd be interested to know something. You say you are "PC," and are a
"liberal," yet you'd categorically deny a woman the right to be called
whatever she wished, yet you don't seem to have any opinion on when such
involves one guy calling another guy something that parallels "tits."

I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs
I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for
what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for
one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of
things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was
wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know.

Well, see, that's the problem with trying to be politically correct -
everybody is with a different party or wing thereof...and I'd not call a
"sexist" marketing scheme for _toys_ demeaning, I'd call it stupid -
what do kids really know or care about sexism? Are you sure it was
"sexist?"

TC,
R

It´s basically just as funny as you calling people homos, nazis etc
etc. What was it you said about irony?

If you had either sense or manners you would not do it, so it is quite
grotesque for you to comment on others in that regard.

Very many children are raised and indoctrinated in sexist
environments, which colours their subsequent views on such things very
considerably. Quite a few people consider this to be wrong.

Maybe you should have watched more movies instead of just trying to
bull**** the "chick" beside you.

MC

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I *should* just accept the adulation and amazement and keep my mouth shut,
but I have to admit I looked it up. :-)

Joe F.

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I'd not call a
"sexist" marketing scheme for _toys_ demeaning, I'd call it stupid -
what do kids really know or care about sexism? Are you sure it was
"sexist?"

FWIW, the product was Hasbro's "Rose Petal Cottage". The TV ad that set me
off was within typical norms of little girls playing with dolls & doll
houses; but the voiceover of "inspiring your imagination" while showing a
little girl putting landry into a washing machine was way past acceptable
for me.

rb608 wrote:
On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote:

My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits")


I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how
affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no
matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong.

Well, she actually has a sense of humor, and I'm sure that how you feel
about her nickname is of no concern to her. You should hear some of the
stuff she called her friends. The river guides around here are a pretty
profane bunch.

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