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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Sep 15

    Cameron Diaz, Jerry Hall, & Glenn Close can get away with it, but life ain't easy for a boy named Sue: Girl Names for Baby Boys Aren't a Thing - The Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/girls-names-for-baby-boys/569962/ …

    6:55 AM - 15 Sep 2018
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      1. Dave Mullns‏ @davomull Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Tell that to my daughter Dave Junior.

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      1. Steve Green‏ @EstiviG Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Stevie Nicks.

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      2. AmericanChoirBoo‏ @Choirboytwitch Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Names are only "gendered" cause we made them that way. I dont care what someones name is, I just call them by it and move on

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Practicing Animal‏ @PracticingAnim1 Sep 15
        Replying to @Choirboytwitch @sapinker

        Ooh looks who's all advanced and stuff

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      2. Melanie Notkin‏Verified account @SavvyAuntie Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        It’s been years: Leslie, Sidney, Jordan, Courtney ...

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      1. Chris Hornyak‏ @sagacious757 Sep 15
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        And @JeriLRyan (6of9)

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      1. Vivek Pravat‏ @VPravat Sep 15
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        I'm worried about that lady swinging the baby like that. Could lead to ligament damage or worse...

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      1. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb Sep 15
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        pic.twitter.com/pjGITaR3q4

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      1. Scott R Stahlecker‏ @SRStahlecker Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Perhaps a reflection of a parent's desire to toughen the persona of their girls in an increasingly hostile environment?

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      1. Mybrid Trees Are Wonderful‏ @Mybrid2 Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        You can always do what I did and change your name to Mybrid. I mean change your name, Mybrid is already taken. :)

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      1. Lea‏ @thetruelea Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Wonder how many people actually feel offended by this. 🙃

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      1. El Gran Profe Longaniza‏ @vf3975 Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Except for Sacha...

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      2. America...you're in danger, girl - VOTE NOV 6TH!‏ @OverUnderClover Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker @lymanstoneky

        Society has a "feminine is bad and weak" abd also male fragility problem.

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      3. America...you're in danger, girl - VOTE NOV 6TH!‏ @OverUnderClover Sep 15
        Replying to @OverUnderClover @sapinker @lymanstoneky

        *and

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      2. Ken Little‏ @BeNatural603 Sep 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Males are still stifled by our society. Females continue to gain broader liberation from societal constraints ... through activism. Males need to activate, not to oppress females, but to gain liberation.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 Sep 15
        Replying to @BeNatural603 @sapinker

        Found the Incel.☝️☝️☝️

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      4. Ken Little‏ @BeNatural603 Sep 17
        Replying to @el_blanc0 @sapinker

        You combined me with Steve Pinker? Thanks much! That’s a strong compliment! Yay!

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      5. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 Sep 17
        Replying to @BeNatural603 @sapinker

        "Males are stifled by our society." This is the motto above the incel clubhouse.pic.twitter.com/lzgJ04DSNJ

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      6. Ken Little‏ @BeNatural603 Sep 17
        Replying to @el_blanc0 @sapinker

        I think the ‘incel’ community might have a similar motto, but infused with a radically different and malignant meaning.

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      7. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 Sep 17
        Replying to @BeNatural603 @sapinker

        No interpretation of that phrase is either accurate or meaningful. It sounds like the subtitle to Jordan Peterson's 12 steps to perpetual stupidity.

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      8. Ken Little‏ @BeNatural603 Sep 17
        Replying to @el_blanc0 @sapinker

        Really? You cannot think of ways in which our society continues to constrain men into narrowly defined and limited roles?

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