In 2015, hen will officially enter Sweden’s lexicon as a gender-neutral pronoun.While some complain that this is “taking it too far” (a concept I addressed here and here), it’s really a step in the right direction. Sure, it may make for some occasionally confusing conversations, but the overwhelming majority of the time, knowing someone’s sex … Continue reading Ungendering language
Month: July 2014
You take it too far, Part II
Have you ever heard people say that “feminism takes it too far” or that “some feminists take it too far”? Non-feminist men and women tell me that I’m taking it too far, and I’ve even had women who call themselves feminists tell me that they think I take it too far. The only thing I … Continue reading You take it too far, Part II
Detroit citizens transported back to Stone Age
The United States of America. The self-professed “greatest country in the world”; the “land of the free.” Anyone who knows me knows that I would beg to differ. And perhaps, so would the people of Detroit, Michigan. Detroit used to be a bustling metropolis. In the early 20th century, it established itself as the world’s … Continue reading Detroit citizens transported back to Stone Age
“You take it too far”
It’s not uncommon for people who have never experienced systemic, institutionalized oppression of a certain type to accuse those who have, and identify it, as being “too sensitive” or “taking it too far.” For people who have never been on the receiving end of systematic discrimination, or for people who are, but for some reason, … Continue reading “You take it too far”
Doreen Akiyo Yomoah 