Received: from mail-wg0-f61.google.com ([74.125.82.61]:48475) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SpreY-0003Jw-7O; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:17 -0700 Received: by wgbdt10 with SMTP id dt10sf2340346wgb.16 for ; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=iVUqP6l+oKYcDjD2BEsr9cMq47wdUoua643FfesZwbE=; b=sAVi1BrBCABXoTK+kV9n81DKzAqLlHMiVXwGFPJ4x2+HXcBNWhUjI1MUDDGj5o1Uu/ P5PRYCyCuw+wABAP9FG9JzSuVWxU1nqoL3arOXFODyNstqm8gupgXYMd3R/gTeuDn1G+ GPdkYXB4Z1Mv4mnVwujjSWibqiBam07atdd4g= Received: by 10.204.226.81 with SMTP id iv17mr199902bkb.23.1342231206683; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:06 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.204.4.74 with SMTP id 10ls3484379bkq.0.gmail; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.128.207 with SMTP id l15mr462759bks.4.1342231204782; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.128.207 with SMTP id l15mr462758bks.4.1342231204757; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-lb0-f176.google.com (mail-lb0-f176.google.com [209.85.217.176]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e23si2355727bks.0.2012.07.13.19.00.04 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:04 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 209.85.217.176 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.217.176; Received: by lboj14 with SMTP id j14so4832370lbo.7 for ; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:04 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.84.65 with SMTP id w1mr1824790lby.40.1342231204383; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.152.46.36 with HTTP; Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5000B735.6020605@gmail.com> References: <4FFE5CB0.7050506@gmail.com> <41a043f3-4116-45ad-baab-730e89b69637@googlegroups.com> <4FFF61CF.9080807@gmail.com> <4FFF8D51.7070002@gmail.com> <4FFF9080.5000800@gmail.com> <4FFFA544.5070404@gmail.com> <4FFFAF56.7050901@gmail.com> <4FFFCCAD.5070809@gmail.com> <5000966F.0@gmail.com> <5000B735.6020605@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:00:04 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Gender, yet again. From: Jonathan Jones To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: eyeonus@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 209.85.217.176 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=eyeonus@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0401696d24cc3d04c4c08e8e X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / --f46d0401696d24cc3d04c4c08e8e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 6:03 PM, vitci'i wrote: > On 07/13/2012 04:57 PM, Jonathan Jones wrote: > > Stereotypes aren't imaginary. They're derogatory, insulting, and WRONG. > > What's the difference between something that's imaginary and something > that's not true? > I will not be dragged into a philosophical debate. > > Except that's not the way we do things. The meaning of the English > "gender" > > is so broad it covers /completely unrelated/ concepts. > > > > There is nothing wrong with having a word in Lojban that covers a wide > > berth- that's what the intention of the gismu is, after all. > > > > But we do /not/ have words that cover multiple concepts. That defeats the > > purpose of the language. > > What set of words do you suggest? > As I've said previously, I don't consider any of the concepts important to /need/ a word, but I would suggest those of you that do to use the list John Clifford posted. -- mu'o mi'e .aionys. .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. --f46d0401696d24cc3d04c4c08e8e Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 6:03 PM, vitci'i <celestialcognition@gmail.com> wrote:
On 07/13/2012 04:57 PM, Jonathan Jones wrote:
> Stereotypes aren't imaginary. They're derogatory, insulting, a= nd WRONG.

What's the difference between something that's imaginary and = something
that's not true?

I will not be dragged into a = philosophical debate.
=A0
> Except that's not the way we do things. The mean= ing of the English "gender"
> is so broad it covers /completely unrelated/ concepts.
>
> There is nothing wrong with having a word in Lojban that covers a wide=
> berth- that's what the intention of the gismu is, after all.
>
> But we do /not/ have words that cover multiple concepts. That defeats = the
> purpose of the language.

What set of words do you suggest?

As I'v= e said previously, I don't consider any of the concepts important to /n= eed/ a word, but I would suggest those of you that do to use the list John = Clifford posted.


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