vision2020@moscow.com: Re: Here We Go .... "man"

Re: Here We Go .... "man"

Sam M W Scripter (scripter@uidaho.edu)
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 12:35:36 -0800

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Dredge <Scott_Dredge@BayNetworks.COM>
To: vision2020@moscow.com <vision2020@moscow.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 1997 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: Here We Go

(BIG snip out of Scott's ....)

>Fortunately, this country was founded by some very wise men a

I wonder what we might have now if women had been equal partners in this
endeavor?

>couple of hundred years ago and this country is finally coming
>around full throttle to the ideals set forth by those who framed
>the United States Constitution.

>Now if we only had the proper tools to enforce a healthy balance
>between man and nature, I think we could maximize our prosperity

Maybe the problem between humans and nature really is "Men"? What do you
all think?

>while minimizing out destructiveness to each other and our
>environment.

I know this is old hat, and that one can argue pro and con, but I've become
so accustomed to saying "humans" or "humankind" (yes, "man" is inside each
word) in my teaching, that I really am jolted when I see "man" in print. It
still leads me to believe that the writer may not acknowledge the meaningful
presence of both genders.

I guess I am too shell shocked from too many years of trying to accomplish
the objectives of what some have now thrown out: AA/EO.

Can any of you suggest a remedy for this mental hangup?

MoscowSam

>Cheers to all,

>-Scott

Sam Scripter
scripter@uidaho.edu


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