On Monday 07 May 2001 12:04 am, Julie wrote:
> > Has anyone else ever had or encountered issues with the name?
>
> I've heard mixed reaction to all the "grrl power" and other such
> reclaimation of "girl", "babe", "chick", etc.
>
> On the other hand, I'm in no position to be critical considering
> my e-mail address, the license plates on my car, and at least
> one of my web pages ;-)
>
> I don't think it's wrong for women to refer to =ourselves= by
> any term we want. But it needs to be =us= refering to =us=,
> and not someone else using a term we didn't create or we
> don't control.
Hey, as an "older" linuxchick (40 something) I love the name. I've always
felt positive about re-claimed names - it means that they really lose their
bite. I haven't been called a dyke in years and years maliciously, I think
primarily because we reclaimed that term, and it's no longer seen by most as
derrogatory.
Michelle
PS there is, by the way, a linux-women ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) e-mail list.
It's pretty quiet (in fact, it's been offline for a while) but it does exist.
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