Thursday, April 16, 2009
Flickr Discussion
I believe that language used on the web pages such as Flickr should not be taken literally unless the intention of the writing was meant to hurt a specific group of people. I agree with the author of “examples of sexist language” that “girl” and “woman” can be two completely different things. Although they both describe the gender of a person as female, girl and women are often used to describe maturity. Flickr uses the tag “girl” instead of “woman” and this can be viewed in a negative way. However, people should also realize that Flickr uses certain diction that is not meant to offend anyone. It is merely a language that is used online that has indirectly upset some people that are sensitive to word choice.
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Hello Piper!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the webpages on Flickr should not be taken serious because I afree that the intentions of the writers is not to hurt or offend women or men. People are in the habit of saying "girl" or "boy" since it is the general improper way to distinguish between the sexes. However I do believe that at times those terms could be used to in a way to disrespect someone for instance calling an older man or woman a "boy" or a "girl" can sound like you have a lack of respect for your elders.
I agree with you though that people should realize that Flickr's diction is merely a language that is used online and not intended to hurt anyone.