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History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

(42,550 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2014, 05:08 PM Jan 2014

Question from a good Guy friend of mine [View all]

I've got a devils advocate sort of subject for your opinion. As long as we use "male" names for males and "female" names for females, do we have any hope of equality? As a male brought up in the era that I was, when I hear something like....Go ask Melissa, or Go ask Mark? Certain subconscious assumptions probably take place. Just my thought today.

I'm at work and can't answer him properly, but what do you guys think?

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Question from a good Guy friend of mine [View all] ismnotwasm Jan 2014 OP

Well if we did that, we would no longer have female names. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #1

And eventually, mzteris Jan 2014 #14

I see that as a non-issue BainsBane Jan 2014 #2

Part of the answer I gave him is that American names are boring ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #3

In the end cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #4

I basically agree. I think the problem is more one of trying to fit people into these little boxes nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #20

People are too complex to be put into little boxes. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #21

OT BainsBane Jan 2014 #5

Yeah it's pretty fucking hilarious ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #7

Heh. I'm always happy for the ignore list, because all I see is one OP about evil feminists. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #10

I haven't been reading that or any of them BainsBane Jan 2014 #11

You will gain a new insight into the psyche of some of the people around here. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #12

No, not new insight BainsBane Jan 2014 #17

Hmm, I dunno. xfundy Jan 2014 #6

And that's true too ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #8

silly argument I think, it's like arguing that we won't have racial geek tragedy Jan 2014 #9

I like ambiguous names. mzteris Jan 2014 #13

I don't buy it BainsBane Jan 2014 #15

I agree JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #19

This was my original answer and his response ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #16

Interesting thought experiment. MadrasT Jan 2014 #18

if you have a gender neutral name Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #22