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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 30 Apr 2014

    The "Ban Bossy" campaign is asinine: Not only is policing language a bad idea, but it gets the facts wrong - http://goo.gl/ZpoI62 

    6:13 PM - 30 Apr 2014
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      2. Zoeller Powered‏ @stevenzoeller 30 Apr 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Ironically, when you accuse someone of "policing language," you yourself are policing their language.

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      3. Daniel Quinn‏ @ruelallemand 30 Apr 2014
        Replying to @stevenzoeller

        @StevenZoeller @sapinker No. Just think about what policing means.

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      4. Zoeller Powered‏ @stevenzoeller 30 Apr 2014
        Replying to @ruelallemand

        @ruelallemand I disagree. Clearly Pinker is policing my language by saying I shouldn't say things that legitimize "Ban Bossy."

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      5. Daniel Quinn‏ @ruelallemand 30 Apr 2014
        Replying to @stevenzoeller

        @StevenZoeller He is saying that it is silly and not based on sufficient data. I'm glad he can, right our wrong.

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      6. Zoeller Powered‏ @stevenzoeller 30 Apr 2014
        Replying to @ruelallemand

        @ruelallemand I'm glad he can, too. Freedom of expression is vital. No disagreement there.

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      1. varm korv‏ @cheesefromgoat 2 May 2014
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        @sapinker fucking hell you're a chauvinist, there's nothing more to add.

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      1. "No Shit" Sherlock‏ @PunishmentHurts 1 May 2014
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        @sapinker one would need to separate issues of learning from issues of power to really understand this issue . . .

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 30 Apr 2014
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        @sapinker When I was young, "bossy" was used to keep girls quiet. Any girl who wasn't demure was branded bossy & therefore Unfeminine.

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 30 Apr 2014
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        @sapinker I believe they just mean to raise awareness. The N-word's not banned but who uses it? The B-word's mainly to disparage females.

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 30 Apr 2014
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        @sapinker Nobody's blocking libertarians or conservatives. All they have to do is speak up, not wait to be given permission to speak.

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 30 Apr 2014
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        @sapinker The radical minority don't speak for all feminists. Gals need to stop being afraid they won't marry if they identify as feminist.

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 30 Apr 2014
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        @sapinker Feminism is also about males being free to be who they are too. No more forcing people to live lives they don't want.

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 30 Apr 2014
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        @sapinker life they choose, be that at home raising the kids, at the head if a major corporation or anywhere within or without the spectrum.

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 30 Apr 2014
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        @sapinker aggressive, and not the kind of women you want to be sitting next to at a dinner party. Feninism about equality & women living...

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      1. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 30 Apr 2014
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        @sapinker Feminism does not exclude the females this woman is referring to. Society has a false impression that feminists are mannish...

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