Hehehe; dude thinks that Laura isn't real. I was going to leave a comment attesting to the fact that I've met her, but it's on friends-only. I bet she liked that one, though.
For the record, it's quite an interesting flamewar from a feminist perspective -- as is often the case, there's a level of condescension mixed in with puritanism (as you pointed out) mixed in with just plain sexism. All of these well-meaning people trying to prove that they're out for the rights of this poor, innocent "child", then slipping up and attacking her when they realize she's an actual person and not some abstract concept.
Also, you know when I call you a dirty old man, I mean it in the fondest sense, right?
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Date: 2004-12-28 11:37 pm (UTC)For the record, it's quite an interesting flamewar from a feminist perspective -- as is often the case, there's a level of condescension mixed in with puritanism (as you pointed out) mixed in with just plain sexism. All of these well-meaning people trying to prove that they're out for the rights of this poor, innocent "child", then slipping up and attacking her when they realize she's an actual person and not some abstract concept.
Also, you know when I call you a dirty old man, I mean it in the fondest sense, right?