So, about this whole "Wives and Daughters" thing. For context, the progressive (a-ka Lakoff's "Nurturant Family") position is that…
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Lastly, the conservative position puts certain implications on "our wives" etc. that others don't. It is by no means a consensus.
So imagine Dudeman, who cares very much for his wife and daughter while having progressive views. Then...
"STOP CALLING THEM THAT!"
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. Exactly. It's very "someone is wrong on the internet", which I find quite absurd for a movement that espouses empathy.
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Not everyone who is of a progressive mindset on feminism can be bothered to play language games. "My wife" is not a pejorative term.
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