Last night I was with friends at an Eat N Park, and a male friend made a statement that was against anti-gay bigotry. He then added, "I mean, I'm not gay, but ( Read more... )

This has been bumping around in my head for a while, but I've only been pushed to write about it today.

Everyone speaks a different dialect, and everyone is fluent in that dialect.* Everyone. Things that sound funny in one dialect, such as what we consider our standard dialect, are not necessarily "ignorant" or "uneducated ( Read more... )

I shaved my legs the other day so as to wear a dress without offending anyone. I don't personally find body hair to be offensive, but it's not just about the hair itself, is it ( Read more... )

It occurs to me that this is not as obvious as I would have thought ( Read more... )

"It's easier to just ignore it."

"That's just the way the world is."

Those words are not helpful. I know how the world is, and yes, it's easier in the short-term to ignore it. But if you ignore it, that's why later, if I say "Hey, that's offensive" I hear: "Well no one ELSE ever got offended and I say that sort of thing all the time!"

This morning I was on the bus heading out to campus to meet j00c3 for lunch and also apply for graduation, and I saw an older gentleman who I sat somewhat close to. I thought little of him, til a few stops later, another gentleman stepped onto the bus. I was shocked because the second man looked so much like the first that I had to check to make sure ( Read more... )

I am (finally) graduating from college in December.

I will have a BA in Japanese/Linguistics, a minor in Korean, and an East Asian Studies Certificate.

...no wonder it took so long. Heh.

I'm angry today ( Read more... )

So while I was on vacation, I read Talking from 9 to 5 by Deborah Tannen. It discusses men and women's speech in the work environment, and specifically different speaking styles which create an impression of a huge gender gap. In it, she also talks a lot about women in general, and the expectations placed upon them, such as how women are ( Read more... )

Just got back from vacation with j00c3 and his family. (Or, more appropriately, just got back from Juice's family vacation to which I was graciously invited.) It was awesome.