[UA] UA unintenionally sexist? (LONG!)

[Ysidro]

Patrick O'Duffy wrote:
> 
> Gregory Paul Stolze wrote:
> 
> > >> the Freak (gender unknown, but male pronouns are used).
> >
> > Where is the male pronoun used?  I always tried to use "it" when describing
> > the Freak.  Damn.
> 
> I could be talking out of my arse on this one.  I don't have the UA book here
> to check.
> However, I've always had the strong impression that the Freak was predominantly
> male.  Maybe it was pronouns, maybe personality, maybe behaviour - but while I
> know intellectually that the Freak is a hermaphrodite, I'm always though of it
> as 'he'.
> 

Ooooh, oooooh!  Patrick, I'm sorry.  I tried to bite my tongue but...

Well, could it be that you thought of The Freak as "he" because you're
"unintentionally sexist."  <grin>

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

OH, and speaking as a white male, I just want to say if any one thinks
I'm sexist and racist*, they're right.  We all are.  It's a part of our
culture and until we all individually admit it and try to change it, it
always will be.  Ok, enough preaching for today.  I only wanted to make
a joke and here I am up on the pulpit.  I'm sure we all realize this.  

Ysidro
* unintentionally sexist and racist of course.  Also feeling unempowered
for some reason I can't fathom...
-- 
Penn-Ohio Historical European Martial Arts Society
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~ysidro/pohemas.html

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