[Bug 178888] Re: Please sync nmap 4.50-4 (main) from Debian unstable (main)

[towsonu2003]

Caroline Ford wrote:
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> 
> I doubt anyone has issues with being called "dude"...
> 

It's part of the male norm in the language... Well known examples: all
classical sociology and philosophy texts use "he" and "man" to refer to
humanity. But guess what, humanity is not all-male, and its standard
therefore can't be male-ness... The social male-ness standard is there
due to hegemonic power differences...

The slang "dude" is no different, but less researched by feminist
scholars, hence less publicized as part of the male-as-norm linguistic
pattern...

Of course, when one looks at this stuff with the hypocritical-by-nature
term "political correctness" as one's mindset, nothing is problematic.
After all, according to this mindset, we shouldn't use "bitch", "negro"
et al. not because of their linguistic load (connections to hegemony),
but simply because they are politically "incorrect".

Unfortunately, at some point, everyone just forgot that the reason these
and other linguistic patterns were attacked wasn't because they were
"offensive", but because they were inextricably linked to social
patterns of oppression...

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