Sep 30 2008
How do you say “thank you” in Prochoice-ese?
Many thanks to a reader for highlighting this post over at Feministing. It’s a list of reasons to thank feminism. (Cue soft violin music.)
The reader’s comments on number 3 (Thank you feminism for “an authentic language to discuss sex, work, and just about everything in between”) can’t be improved upon so I’ll just cut and paste: “Right. Like, ‘right to choose’ and ‘family planning’ and ‘reproductive freedom.’ I don’t think Orwell intended doublespeak to be considered ‘authentic.’”
She doesn’t realize she’s using euphemisms, taking the new double-speak instead as “authentic.” Oh the irony.
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