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Calling a woman 'female' is 'sexist'? Leftists say it's also demeaning.

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By Robin Lakoff
| Campus Reform Verified
Some leftists think the term 'female' dehumanizes women. At least two dictionaries define 'woman' as an 'adult female.' Tuesday, August 10, 2021 2:00 PM A University of California, Santa Barbara student wants people to stop calling women “females.” Kenneth Moody recently wrote an op-ed in the Daily Nexus, the university's student newspaper, arguing that "female" is a “dehumanizing” and “sexist" term for women.
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How Being Polite with Police Can Backfire

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By Chi Luu, Janet Ainsworth, Robin Lakoff
| JSTOR Daily Verified
For years, communities of color have expressed trepidation and concern about what can happen during police interactions. The conviction of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis may come to mind as a step toward justice, yet some encounters that should be routine—like traffic stops—can still prove deadly, as with the police shooting of Daunte Wright, who died just a few miles from where Floyd did.
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Give Wisdom a Chance: Folklore for Temper Tantrums

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By Robin Lakoff
| LA Progressive Verified
As the latest long national nightmare slithers inexorably to its end, it is time to consider a few familiar stories that may provide much needed wisdom. Rumpelstiltskin In the village square, the king overhears a woman boasting: “My daughter is such a fine spinner, she can spin straw into gold.” The king, who has lots of straw but never enough gold (you know how kings are), is intrigued, and has the girl brought to him.
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