In chapter 35 Cheris Kramarae says that language does not represent all groups. Men did help develop our language, but I think women have come a long way from where they were. But as Shirley Ardener say mutedness does not mean that a group is totally silent or always silent. Women may be in a better place than they were but there are still power discrepancies between the genders. Men still dominate many fields so the battle is still raging (that metaphor is proof of that).
In Em Griffins interview with Cherise Kramarae they discussed her new encyclopedia of womens history. In her encyclopedia she has a section on witches. I thought it was interesting that the word “witch” originally meant someone with powers that could be a man or woman. It was changed and turned into a derogatory term for women.
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I agree with your statement around the future of our societies. I think that as we progress, we will be more inviting to woman and their language.
I often wonder if "office" language is more feminen or masculane. I know that it is more passive, but cant decide if it is one way or the other... but maybe that was the goal of the people who make up the office language.
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