Thursday, April 16, 2009
13.2
The article on sexist language was interesting. It's not something I think about when developing my speech but it is a good thing to keep in mind. I wouldn't want to offend my audience. The example of sexist language in the article is labeling an adult women as a girl, or every man likes a sporty girl. A good thing to keep in mind from this article is,"Words carry meanings and attitudes." That's a good thing to think about when writing your speech, and try not to use sexist words, or words with double meaning that could be taken negatively.
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ReplyDeleteDude, it was really interesting wasn't it? :)
I found it quite amusing at first. I agree with you on when you say that it is not really something you think about when developing your speech, I don't think that has ever crossed my mind. People should make sure that they don't say phrases that one would take offensively because we want our audience to like us and hear us out, not dislike us and space out! haha. I guess instead of sexist words in one's speech, they can just change it totally? They should either change it to a different word which means the same but wouldn't offend anyone or just take out the entire word or phrase.