Autopsies, Gendered Language, Proposition 8 Update
Posted in Language, Natural Sciences on May 26th, 2009 3 Comments »
This is an intriguing article – a bit morbid, but worth reading (particularly for those of you interested in medicine):
Autopsies of War Dead
Language and Gender Stereotypes: Two Slate writers discuss Obama’s use of a “gendered code word” in his search for a Supreme Court nominee (Note: he just nominated Sonia Sotomayor). Such words, they argue, [...]
