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I've never met someone who used the word womyn, although I have encountered the she thing. Could someone explain why these things bother you so much? The Armchair had a pretty decent reason which I understand, but not necessarily agree with. No one else has really explained why they want to punch a wall. Anything?

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For a lot same reason that everyone flips out over "mah"

It's not a real word. Also in this scenario, it's feminists being absolutely ridiculous. I don't mind the "she" thing, or saying police "officer" or even policewoman. However, when they make up words such as womyn or wimmin just because they don't want the letters m-e-n included, that is just infuriating.

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it's feminists being absolutely ridiculous.

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I agree that the certain feminists who use this are being ridiculous... but not nearly as ridiculous as someone who would feel the need to hit something or someone because some other person used the word. Those who are angered by this are remarkably insecure.

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The reason you don't like it is because it's a conscious decision, whereas saying "he" is, in almost all cases, reflexive. Whether or not she means to, she is on at least one level trying to make a point.

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Yeah, but it's clear that what bothers the OP is not just that she is trying to make a point, but that she is trying to make a point with a particular substantive content.

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This same biitch also said that men make huge skyscrapers because they are phallic symbols that remind us of our penis, which we are obsessed with (of course we are obsessed with our units, but that's another thing). I asked here if we should construct buildings by digging huge caves and caverns to resemble vaginas instead. She was not amused.

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This is awesome.

I don't care if people use womyn. If they feel they need to, it doesn't bother me. I do hate when all men are tarred with the same brush though.

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it's feminists being absolutely ridiculous.

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I agree that the certain feminists who use this are being ridiculous... but not nearly as ridiculous as someone who would feel the need to hit something or someone because some other person used the word. Those who are angered by this are remarkably insecure.

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it's feminists being absolutely ridiculous.

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I agree that the certain feminists who use this are being ridiculous... but not nearly as ridiculous as someone who would feel the need to hit something or someone because some other person used the word. Those who are angered by this are remarkably insecure.

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I see your point, and of course we (well at least I) am exaggerating when I say I want to hit something. It's just more of a pet peeve. Provided it did make me want to hit something however, why does this indicate I'm insecure? Insecure about what? I'm all for equal rights, but womyn just crosses the line into absolute stupidity.

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Here are the lyrics to a song from the mid-80s (from an album called "Myn Ynd Wymyn").

Woman With A "Y" (Womyn)

Jesus was a woman
Jesus must have been a woman
Only women really suffer
Only women know such pain
Helen Reddy was a goddess
Even though she was Australian
She acted like a goddess
When she started her campaign

Adam was an [censored]
Adam must have been an [censored]
'Cause he couldn't satisfy
The only woman in the place
Eve was certainly devoted
As he plundered and persisted
Never thought if she resisted
She could save the women's face
And as Adam demonstrated
As he blindly penetrated
Eve would simply had to take it lying down
She just couldn't see the trappings
That the men had under wrappings
Still they blamed her
And they ran her out of town

Get the man out of the woman
Get the man out of mankind
Take the man down from the mantle
Leave the manful talk behind
While the man are on maneuvers
Let the mantras fill the sky
Make the world a place for women
Women with a "y"

Mary was a martyr
Mary must have been a martyr
'Cause her God in all his wisdom
Wouldn't look her in the eye
So he took her and he left her
With some jackass in a stable
While he boasted of the conquest
To the other holy guys

So the man takes his position
With the woman in submission
'Cause the bible says
That's how they do it here
So the woman falls from favor
All because some horny savior
Showed that men could come just once
And disappear

Take the man out of the woman
Take the man from manicure
You can take the man from manger
You can leave him in manure
While the men are being manly
Leave the man-o-wars behind
Make the world a place for women
Women with a "y"

Intercourse - We don't have to have no
Intercourse - An activity we can't endorse
We don't need to multiply
Intercourse - It's a law they simply can't enforce
We are more than just a hobby horse
We are women with a "y"

Take the man out of the woman
Send the man to Mandalay
While the men are trying to manage
Throw the manacles away
While the men are stuck on manhood
Find a man to crucify
Make the world a place for women
Women with a "y"

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it's feminists being absolutely ridiculous.

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I agree that the certain feminists who use this are being ridiculous... but not nearly as ridiculous as someone who would feel the need to hit something or someone because some other person used the word. Those who are angered by this are remarkably insecure.

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The reason it gets to me is because

a) it's extremely annoying
b) the person using it will likely exhibit other extremely annoying behavior
c) the person using it does not need to exist