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Page 188
... euphemisms . ( Patriarchal medicine continues to fight legitimating midwives . ) Doctors " de- liver babies , " women " are delivered of " them . Women " carry a fetus to term , " are " in labor , " " have labor pains , " " have ...
... euphemisms . ( Patriarchal medicine continues to fight legitimating midwives . ) Doctors " de- liver babies , " women " are delivered of " them . Women " carry a fetus to term , " are " in labor , " " have labor pains , " " have ...
Page 206
... Euphemisms pretty up people , objects , behaviors , and events perceived by members of a culture as bad , immoral , or terrible , and they allow us to distance ourselves conceptually from " them . " We forget that we are " they . " ' To ...
... Euphemisms pretty up people , objects , behaviors , and events perceived by members of a culture as bad , immoral , or terrible , and they allow us to distance ourselves conceptually from " them . " We forget that we are " they . " ' To ...
Page 209
... euphemisms to downplay their violence and hide their sexual exploitation of women and children , and these expressions quickly find their way into common usage . Men beat their wives , but the media talk about spouse abuse , battered ...
... euphemisms to downplay their violence and hide their sexual exploitation of women and children , and these expressions quickly find their way into common usage . Men beat their wives , but the media talk about spouse abuse , battered ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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