I'm well aware of its origins, thanks :) I'm saying the argument and the wording are uncomfortably close to LKH's.
Many people do unfairly criticize outspoken women, but an author should know better than to use generalizations like "we". Authors make their living off words, so they should know what the implications of those words are. She could have easily said "Many people" or "Too many people". That's what I dislike, because LKH formats her arguments in a similar fashion.
I use "catty" to describe a type of behaviour regardless of the sex/gender of the person in question, so I disagree with her general "we". Is she then saying she is also guilty of using "catty" in that way?
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Date: 2010-08-22 03:31 am (UTC)Many people do unfairly criticize outspoken women, but an author should know better than to use generalizations like "we". Authors make their living off words, so they should know what the implications of those words are. She could have easily said "Many people" or "Too many people". That's what I dislike, because LKH formats her arguments in a similar fashion.
I use "catty" to describe a type of behaviour regardless of the sex/gender of the person in question, so I disagree with her general "we". Is she then saying she is also guilty of using "catty" in that way?