The first paragraph confused me at first--but you mean that the wackfen in the discussion think that, right? That picking on non-native English speakers is basically OKAY, because we also pick on people who exoticize other languages and in the process also misuse them?
(I'm not picking at you--I just want to make sure I grok this.)
Off I go to FFR, although possibly to observe and not participate. Honestly, arguments in there get stupid real quick.
EDIT: Also, after reading your first link there, I had NO CLUE that Lindgren wrote Ronia, the Robber's Daughter. Obviously I read the English translation. ;) But I just did not remember that at all, or it didn't ring a bell at the time. Whoa.
OK, I should really read that thread before I edit this comment to death, but I clicked over and, HOH SHIT, just the title of the post alone is offensive as hell. Why in the name of piss do people not realize that phrase is racist, sexist, classist, and a whole lot of other creepy crap?
Moar edit: That dude...ugh. Both of 'em. Women get called dudes on the internet all the effing time, and our ovaries have not collectively dried up and fallen out; it won't make a dude's junk fall off if someone assumes he's female. And since he's so in love with grammar, shouldn't he know that the singular "they" is ungrammatical?
Whatever. I should stop, because this is your space and ranting about other individuals in someone else's space is probably bad manners. In closing, I'll simply say that "STFU and get off my internet" is gonna be a new catch phrase of mine, I can just feel it.
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(I'm not picking at you--I just want to make sure I grok this.)
Off I go to FFR, although possibly to observe and not participate. Honestly, arguments in there get stupid real quick.
EDIT: Also, after reading your first link there, I had NO CLUE that Lindgren wrote Ronia, the Robber's Daughter. Obviously I read the English translation. ;) But I just did not remember that at all, or it didn't ring a bell at the time. Whoa.
OK, I should really read that thread before I edit this comment to death, but I clicked over and, HOH SHIT, just the title of the post alone is offensive as hell. Why in the name of piss do people not realize that phrase is racist, sexist, classist, and a whole lot of other creepy crap?
Moar edit: That dude...ugh. Both of 'em. Women get called dudes on the internet all the effing time, and our ovaries have not collectively dried up and fallen out; it won't make a dude's junk fall off if someone assumes he's female. And since he's so in love with grammar, shouldn't he know that the singular "they" is ungrammatical?
Whatever. I should stop, because this is your space and ranting about other individuals in someone else's space is probably bad manners. In closing, I'll simply say that "STFU and get off my internet" is gonna be a new catch phrase of mine, I can just feel it.