[PD] [OT] Re: about sexism

[Mathieu Bouchard]

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Chuckk Hubbard wrote:

> I'm not sure which culture is "our" culture,

In this context, it would be all the west-european, canadian, australian, 
nz, usa, ... mostly that.

> It also seems to me that hacker culture uses lots of terms 
> tongue-in-cheek, and that a reference to Mongolian hordes may even be, 
> in some folks' minds, a jab at the Westerners who coined the term.

Man. I just said. "Mongolian horde" is a term most likely coined by 
Mongolian hordes. The term has been adapted to fit many languages and 
eventually reached English.

> Americans today make ironic references to the "Axis of Evil" and the 
> "war on terror" and "homeland security" all the time.  It doesn't mean 
> they buy it, even if the media makes it seem that way.

Yeah but why do they still vote for one of the two big parties?

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