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*bangs her head against the wall*
Oct. 10th, 2004 02:16 am
How do you get through to people?
Okay, let me try. Male parents are fathers. Female parents are mothers. IF you wish to claim that men have no maternal instincts, ever, but women do, please don't use the argument "they couldn't possibly have the same instincts, because men have paternal instincts, and no I can't explain how they're different, there's a whole letter different, you moron!"
That's just confusing.
And when you finally realize that you're being slow, please, the appropriate response is most emphatically NOT "how many kids did you say you had?"
That. Is. Not. Relevant.
Interestingly, this conversation would never have started if the OP hadn't broken a cardinal rule - never say "I don't mean to be prejudiced" or "No offense" or anything even remotely resembling a disclaimer before saying something prejudiced of offensive. If you feel you need to say the former in order to say the latter, don't say it. If you really must say it, please, you're less likely to seem prejudiced or offensive if you just leave the stupid disclaimer out.
Free advice. Take it.
And yes, I know, I'm IN bed, I'm going to sleep now.
Link posted at request of kinda original poster. Do me a favor, tell me when she started using the word "typical", would you?
Okay, let me try. Male parents are fathers. Female parents are mothers. IF you wish to claim that men have no maternal instincts, ever, but women do, please don't use the argument "they couldn't possibly have the same instincts, because men have paternal instincts, and no I can't explain how they're different, there's a whole letter different, you moron!"
That's just confusing.
And when you finally realize that you're being slow, please, the appropriate response is most emphatically NOT "how many kids did you say you had?"
That. Is. Not. Relevant.
Interestingly, this conversation would never have started if the OP hadn't broken a cardinal rule - never say "I don't mean to be prejudiced" or "No offense" or anything even remotely resembling a disclaimer before saying something prejudiced of offensive. If you feel you need to say the former in order to say the latter, don't say it. If you really must say it, please, you're less likely to seem prejudiced or offensive if you just leave the stupid disclaimer out.
Free advice. Take it.
And yes, I know, I'm IN bed, I'm going to sleep now.
Link posted at request of kinda original poster. Do me a favor, tell me when she started using the word "typical", would you?
