I like the name myself. I'm very pro-women, but this is the right
combination of attitude, with enough class to still be recognized as
something professional.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michelle Murrain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Julie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mary Gardiner"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "minae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Grrltalk@Linuxchix. Org" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [issues] Re: [grrltalk] Re: linuxchix logo
> 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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