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From: zohrab_p@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (Peter Zohrab)
Subject: Re: <hao3> = good (Re: sexist language in Chinese...)
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In article <DEyo1B.3Lo@actrix.gen.nz>,
Peter Zohrab <zohrab_p@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> I am in no way an expert in the origins of Chinese characters, and if lots of
> popular books say that hao3 originated as woman+child, then it is only natural
> that I should believe them.

I'd like to follow up my own posting by repeating what I thought I'd said
before (but seems to have got lost or forgotten), which is:  

Many thanks to those who have clarified the issue of the origin of Hao3.  I 
realise that this must be a moderated newsgroup, so it's possible that this 
got deleted by the moderator.
> 

> After all, you all believe all the Feminist propaganda that the Media shove
> down your throats about how women are "oppressed", don't you ?  You haven't
> actually ever *thought* about the other side of the picture, have you ?
> 
> My main point, with respect to sexist language in Chinese, is that Masculists
> can also find examples of sexist language that discriminates against men,
>   if they get paid to look for them --
> the way that Feminists are paid (by grants, scholarships, etc.) to look for
> sexist language that discriminates against men.

And obviously I meant "women", rather than "men", in the last sentence.
> 
> Peter Zohrab
> 

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