I am definitely not a liberal, but I have no tolerance for misogyny. Women are 52% of the population, and it’s long past time for the diminutive treatment of them to cease.
Think about your (and Rush’s) basis for the rationale for this word - “ette” is a “feminizer”, so by using it to put down reporters, of either gender, you are saying that likening someone to the feminine implies inferiority.
It’s no different than putting down a man by calling him a “pussy” - you’re saying he is “less than” because he is like a woman - that very clearly implies that women are inferior.
And that, very clearly, is inaccurate.
“I am definitely not a liberal,”
No, then why are you making liberal arguments? Political correctness is a basic Marxist tool. Always looking for something to be offended by and speaking for the victim class.
As for “ette” it is the diminutive definition which is being used here but it can also be used to feminize male nouns. You know like reporter. I’ll leave it to you to find a dictionary for the rest of your word lesson.
If women aren't inferior, why does Title IX exist?
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