Can't help feeling that the word "purdah"
is a cultural and linguistic (mis!)appropriation which, even more grotesquely, builds into our discourse an extremely damaging and demeaning patriarchal attitude to the female.
So I hope you're up for a big old argument about checking your privilege.
Posted By: paulg on November 4th 2019 at 12:28:38
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- Due to the rules that govern Purdah, I won't be commenting on much over the next 6 weeks (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Nov 4, 12:16:00
- Wasn’t she in The New Avengers? (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 4, 12:32:42
- Can't help feeling that the word "purdah" (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 4, 12:28:38
- Can we draw a veil over that 😉 (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Nov 4, 12:32:41
- Any chance you could impose this on all posters? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 4, 12:23:19
- Perhaps posters could agree to use the betting filter for politics? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Nov 4, 12:29:06
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