How I spent my summer guilt-trip

Finally, I am returned to the fiber-optic embrace of the Internet!
I apologize, mostly to my co-bloggers, for the delay in postings. All Mothers Day, I was paraded before various neighbors and relatives to prove I had, in fact, survived four months in Milwaukee. Saturday and Friday before, I spent the next two days either [...]

Non-sexist use of language

Last night, a few of us were discussing what we did in class, papers, etc. to minimize our use of sexist language.  What I learned for the first time is that people have come up with gender-neutral pronouns so that one doesn’t always need to use the awkward “he or she,” “(s)he,” or (what I [...]

Use Your Words This Tuesday

We already know how you will be spending your Wednesday night.  However, this still leaves your Tuesday wide open for some word-warring, right?This Tuesday at the AMU, Fr. Wild will be hosting another student forum.  This will be a chance for us to speak out about what students think is important on Marquette’s campus.  If [...]

To “Pimp” or not to “pimp”?

Language has power. (That’s why we named the blog “The Word Warrior,” in case you hadn’t noticed .) In our culture, there are numerous words we use that are offensive to women–sometimes without even realizing it. Here is an interesting article from the Feminist E-zine that analyzes the word “pimp” and [...]

Speaking of bitches . . .

What do y’all think about reclaiming the word “bitch”? Do you find it empowering? Degrading? Does it depend on who says it?I’m very curious, and I haven’t quite worked out my own thoughts on the “bitch” debate . . . but I do dig the magazine!