Feminist Spellings?

Question

If it is considered a feminist spelling to change woman to womyn, what is the plural? Also, are there any other spellings we Hemingways should be aware of?

Answer 1

Uh yeah, no these words won't just go away.
They have JUST hit the main stream but in the feminist underground, they have been around for a long while.
There is womyn and wimmin -the plural -which is seen as being more militant by some people for some reason.
Good questions!
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your friendly feminist (and no, that's not an oxymoron)

Answer 2

Yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womyn

Answer 3

Using the word 'womyn' is the feminine equivalent of ebonics. It has no relevance or respect in the real world, so I wouldn't even worry about your question. It will go away, just as hyphenated last names have mostly disappeared: feminist rantings like that are just too embarrassing for the Womens' Movement to endure, let alone survive.

Answer 4

These feministic words are not respected in any way. Feminist have always wanted to filter history, science and anything that doesn't coincide with their political agenda. All this does is make feminist seem shallow, spiteful, and desperate. Such attempts by feminist against culture, religion, and society have cause the movement to lose so much respect.

Answer 5

Look it up in the Wackypedia. Chicks make up a few non-gender-specific pronouns and call themselves 'feminist writers'.

Answer 6

female = femall. It kills two birds with one stone. It changes the spelling and also describes the temple to which women convene.

Answer 7

I don't know, but I find it absurd changing the spelling. Although, I like "Ms."