We should insist on using “mistress,” whether or not it’s fashionable to do so, precisely because we ought to reject the AP’s indifferentist assessment of adultery.
Posts Tagged ‘Infidelity is a deeply antisocial behavior’
Call Them ‘Mistresses’
May 17, 2020
Posted in GOSSIP!, oscar wilde, Psychology, SEX SEX SEX, Uncategorized |
Tags: Affairs can ruin marriages - upend children’s lives and send shockwaves through local communities, Associated Press chides “archaic and sexist term” “Mistress” - Kemberlee Kay - legalinsurrection.com, Call Them ‘Mistresses’ - JOHN HIRSCHAUER - nationalreview.com, Column: AP Says Ditch the 'Mistress' - Tim Graham - newsbusters.com, I do not doubt that this change comes as a relief to the nation’s Transgender fugitives, if the Associated Press is comfortable using “Mistress” and “Companion” interchangeably - one cannot help but question the merits of theirs, Infidelity is a deeply antisocial behavior, On a popular level - the AP is swimming upstream — In a 2019 Gallup poll 89 percent of Americans described extramarital affairs as “morally wrong", One example of the “inclusive” transformation that the AP seeks to visit on the English language is using “search” instead of “manhunt”, Stylebook editor Paula Froke said the update “aims to treat people equally and is inclusive of people whose gender identity is not strictly male or female", The Associated Press released its updated stylebook at a recent teleconference, The new guidance includes a section on “gender-neutral language", We should insist on using “Mistress” whether or not it’s fashionable to do so - precisely because we ought to reject the AP’s indifferentist assessment of adultery
Leave a Comment »