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Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2014, 12:28 AM Jul 2014

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9 Reasons Why Kids Are Total Dicks (And Why We Should All Thank Our Parents)

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9 Reasons Why Kids Are Total Dicks (And Why We Should All Thank Our Parents) (Original Post) Katashi_itto Jul 2014 OP

Biology is a strange taskmaster jimlup Jul 2014 #1

She could have used gender-neutral language KurtNYC Jul 2014 #2

jimlup

(7,968 posts)

1. Biology is a strange taskmaster

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 12:48 AM

Jul 2014

I've often wondered about this. It's hard wired into us and that is as it should be.

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)

2. She could have used gender-neutral language

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 08:10 AM

Jul 2014

and less flippant delivery to make the same point.

Why is the D word acceptable when the C word would not be?

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