Thread: The end of the handyman

This is nothing new, the PCers have been trying to neuter the language for decades, at least partially. Terms such as 'gunman', 'conman' and 'manhunt' didn't seem to come under the scrutiny of political correctness. I wonder why.

'Handyman' has made a comeback and will survive because of one simple reason. It rolls off the tongue very easily.

It would be handy to have some women actually working as 'handy-persons'. But women seem reluctant to empower themselves in order for handy-persons to be other than just men.

Or too idle.

How about a 'Quota' system with the Job Centre MAKING women become handy-persons.

Or perhaps a kick up the arse might help empower them.

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A woman Job center worker suggested that the word was sexist and so would prevent young women from taking part in the selection process.

I do not believe that this is what would primarily prevent women from taking part, because if they were to use the term handyperson instead, I doubt few if any women would apply because of their choice not to.

We don’t have the term mechanicman we say mechanic. Now if I were to post an advert in that job centre for a mechanic and not get any female applicants whilst getting many male applicants what do think would be ‘preventing’ them?



They must be employing too many idiotpersons in the job centres these days that have a PC manual instead of brains.

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This is nothing new, the PCers have been trying to neuter the language for decades, at least partially. Terms such as 'gunman', 'conman' and 'manhunt' didn't seem to come under the scrutiny of political correctness. I wonder why.

'Handyman' has made a comeback and will survive because of one simple reason. It rolls off the tongue very easily.

That's always the way. Equality... but only the good equality. Get rid of the sexist language which insinuates men have a monopoly on being handy. The language which insinuates that only men do anything bad can totally stay.

Like 'hitman' or 'the bad guy' or even 'fall-guy' and others alike. Yes, those can stay because they aren't sexist 'really' as it's only men they're stereotyping negatively.

I kinda like Hitman

I followed a link from the F4J thread and came across a lively and often spiteful discussion about its protest over Mumsnet's misandry. 'Cylux' gives a clue to the kind of double standards that prevail:

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And btw (I’m on a roll here…) why does this site only delete ‘misogynist, racist, homophobic and xenophobic comments’ – what about misandrist comments?

Cylux
Because those reinforce and propagate already existing systems of oppression, inequality and violence whereas misandrist, heterophobic and reverse-racist comments do not.

Chaise Guevara
Wow. So basically, as a white straight male I should just shut up and deal with any prejudice I suffer, no matter how unfair and how injurious, because I’m somehow responsible for the actions of white straight male bigots? In fact, we shouldn’t even admit that prejudice against me is a possibility? It’s not a fucking competition, Cylux. Bigotry is wrong in all its forms.........

It's good to see lefty bile being challenged on a lefty website:

Fathers4Justice launch silly attack on Mumsnet | Liberal Conspiracy

Racism against whites isn't reverse racism it is racism. Reverse racism implies some kind of inherent, worse form of guilt on the behalf of whites. It makes it seem like it is more rare than racism against non-whites. Some of the examples are just different and it depends on where you go.

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I followed a link from the F4J thread and came across a lively and often spiteful discussion about its protest over Mumsnet's misandry. 'Cylux' gives a clue to the kind of double standards that prevail:

Doesn't this post belong somewhere else, like here, instead of this thread??

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Doesn't this post belong somewhere else, like here, instead of this thread??

Possibly, but I was commenting not on the F4J protest but on the mindset behind the kinds of double standards that have lead to the selective censoring of our language.

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Possibly, but I was commenting not on the F4J protest but on the mindset behind the kinds of double standards that have lead to the selective censoring of our language.

Get this, someone in the states actaully pushed to get the word "brainstorm" changed to "thought showers" because they believed the word was offensive to the mentally retarded.

So, if a woman got a job doing odd jobs around the house, she could be a handy-woman!.........
Oh, wait. That just sounds wrong.

Girlwriteswhat explains it a bit around 17:00 (admist other stuffs)...Men not marrying? How deep does "the problem" go? - YouTube


Sick of thie PC bs... Who friggin cares anyway! How many women do any of you know that are "handy" or would be willing to be "handy" if she needed a job...

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Girlwriteswhat explains it a bit around 17:00 (admist other stuffs)...Men not marrying? How deep does "the problem" go? - YouTube


Sick of thie PC bs... Who friggin cares anyway! How many women do any of you know that are "handy" or would be willing to be "handy" if she needed a job...

If you weren't so sexist you'd see that women do plenty of hand jobs.