History of Feminism

JustAnotherGen

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19. I agree

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 11:24 AM

Jan 2014

IRL my name is Adrienne. It's a unisex name - though men in American tend to have it spelled Adrian. And often my name gets confused with the male version on email chains - and then people in the company meet/speak to me and are surprised I'm a woman. But their treatment of me does not change.

Though . . . if you are familiar with the program Entourage - I've been getting called Adrienne Gold since 2006 around here.

And I'm okay with that - because ambition, bold language, risk taking, and demanding flawless execution of co-workers are female traits.

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Question from a good Guy friend of mine [View all] ismnotwasm Jan 2014 OP

Well if we did that, we would no longer have female names. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #1

And eventually, mzteris Jan 2014 #14

I see that as a non-issue BainsBane Jan 2014 #2

Part of the answer I gave him is that American names are boring ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #3

In the end cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #4

I basically agree. I think the problem is more one of trying to fit people into these little boxes nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #20

People are too complex to be put into little boxes. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #21

OT BainsBane Jan 2014 #5

Yeah it's pretty fucking hilarious ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #7

Heh. I'm always happy for the ignore list, because all I see is one OP about evil feminists. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #10

I haven't been reading that or any of them BainsBane Jan 2014 #11

You will gain a new insight into the psyche of some of the people around here. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #12

No, not new insight BainsBane Jan 2014 #17

Hmm, I dunno. xfundy Jan 2014 #6

And that's true too ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #8

silly argument I think, it's like arguing that we won't have racial geek tragedy Jan 2014 #9

I like ambiguous names. mzteris Jan 2014 #13

I don't buy it BainsBane Jan 2014 #15

I agree JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #19

This was my original answer and his response ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #16

Interesting thought experiment. MadrasT Jan 2014 #18

if you have a gender neutral name Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #22