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ideologySexism...it's in your language!

Activism...it's gone!

Racism...it's in gentrification!

Zionism...it doesn't recognize Nakba!

Spectator-ism...it sucks!?

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April 28, 2008 @ 12:24 PM | Comments 13 comments | Add comment Post a comment | Link to this article | | Email this post | Share on Facebook

Posted by curious: [#1] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 12:49 PM ) (from campus)
Why is the sexism/languages article listed under the Spec's news section?

Sticking quotations into an op-ed piece doesn't transform an article into "news."
Posted by wag: [#2] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 12:50 PM ) (from campus)
These formulations ... they're fucking intolerable!
Posted by various thoughts: [#3] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 1:05 PM ) (from campus)
a) #2 is correct. annoying format, bwog.

b) go finn!

c) the "sexism" one is right on one point - at least in philosophy writing, even anglo-american, its become conventional to use "she" as a gender neutral pronoun, and this reads pretty naturally after only a few examples. it's really far superior to attempts to invent new words.

d) i would think that the gossip-blog worthy part of the "zionism" one is that it calls out columbia hillel specifically...
Posted by you guys: [#4] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 1:21 PM ) (from campus)
you guys are all poopy people eaters.
Posted by Hmmmm: [#5] [reply] [track] (in reply to #3)
( posted April 28, 2008 at 1:26 PM )
Agreed on B! Go Finn!
Posted by hmmmmm: [#6] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 1:53 PM ) (from campus)
Agreed on #4!
Posted by ...................: [#7] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 1:53 PM )
I'll tell you what sucks. Bwogism.
Posted by sincere question: [#8] [reply] [track] (in reply to #7)
( posted April 28, 2008 at 1:56 PM ) (from campus)
is that distinct from Bwog sucking? if so, how?
Posted by anonymous: [#9] [reply] [track] (in reply to #3)
( posted April 28, 2008 at 3:33 PM )
Language is not sexist, you stupid ho.
Posted by WHY OH WHY: [#10] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 4:09 PM )
do the Israeli and Palestinian camps have to take their wars here?! why can't they fight and kill each other back in the middle east? why can't they leave each other alone and die and peace?! NOBODY HERE CARES
Posted by Hmmmmm....: [#11] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 5:14 PM )
So what is David Judd? A Palestinian or an Israeli?
Posted by cem: [#12] [reply] [track] (in reply to #11)
( posted April 28, 2008 at 10:00 PM )
take a wild guess. or maybe just base it on the fact that anybody unaffiliated doesn't care enough to moan about it.
Posted by aha!-: [#13] [reply] [track]
( posted April 28, 2008 at 11:05 PM )
I get what your saying. Everyone knows that Jimmy Carter is a Palestinian, right?
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