"Hello" has become threatening supposedly

I saw this on another forum and it's so ridic, I just had to see what you all thought. I know that some feminists can be a bit ridiculous, but this one's pretty out there.

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2011/08/05/the-politics-of-hello/

I feel like my intelligence went down a couple of notches after reading 3 paragraphs of that.

Hello threatening? Hellno.

I'm just trying to decide on whether it's too much time on hands or a ridiculous complex based on not being popular or wanted by anyone.

I'm guessing she wouldn't like this song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ILDFp5DGA

way to over analyze to fit your agenda. I hate feministsimaps3fanboy

I hate Ferrets

Yep... looks like a threat to me.

This just... I don't even know...

This ranks right up there with holding a door open for someone now being considered passive-aggressive... ridiculous...67gt500

Now that is funny. I'm not sure which one is more laughable. . . Oh SH**. Just had an idea. Hold the door open while saying "HELLO." I think I just divided by zero or something.

"That's not the hello that bothers me. I'm talking about the hello that has an undertone of You, Woman, owe me, Man, your attention-an undertone that's usually so subtle as to be difficult to define, leaving me wondering if I'm just being a misanthropic New Yorker who can't play well with others. I'm talking about the hello that slides up and down the scale, the echo of a wolf whistle, its tone indicating what its denotation cannot. I'm talking about the hello that happens just as I pass a man on the street, the hello that is not a greeting but a whisper, the hello that puts me in a position of reaction-to turn my head in good faith to acknowledge the existence of a fellow human…or to hurry past, knowing full well that there's a good chance it's not my human existence, but my female existence, that's being acknowledged."

lol... just lol

that is the dumbest thing i have read on the OT board you win sunfyrefl4tlined

YES!! I did it.

[QUOTE="67gt500"]This ranks right up there with holding a door open for someone now being considered passive-aggressive... ridiculous...Sunfyre7896

Now that is funny. I'm not sure which one is more laughable. . . Oh SH**. Just had an idea. Hold the door open while saying "HELLO." I think I just divided by zero or something.

That author has one massive inferiority complex.

i kinda skimmed it, but hello only seems "bad" if it's a man who says it.

feminists being sexist, what a surprise.

"Chivalry is dead...

...and women killed it"

-Dave Chappelle

Next time a woman says "Why aren't people friendier to eachother on the street?" I am going to grab a big handful of her ass after giving it a firm slap, and tell her it is because of feminism.

So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?LJS9502_basic

I don't think the author is suggesting that the greeting "hello" is inherently aggressive or that men should never say "hello" to a woman. I think what she's saying is that although "hello" is usually perceived as an innocent greeting, it can be just as harassing (through tone, body language, whatever) as, say, a wolf whistle. This puts women in an awkward position because there is an obligation to say hello back (don't want to seem rude), even though the intent might be less than friendly.

"Chivalry is dead...

...and women killed it"

-Dave Chappelle

Next time a woman says "Why aren't people friendier to eachother on the street?" I am going to grab a big handful of her ass after giving it a firm slap, and tell her it is because of feminism.

So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?LJS9502_basic

You could always go "Whats new p****cat? woooooooooooooooh woh woooooh woh ooooohhhhhhh"

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?sonicare

Well you know what? Don't interact with other humans then. If a man can't even say hello without you accusing him of being a sexist pig then don't go outside you psychopath

I don't think the author is suggesting that the greeting "hello" is inherently aggressive or that men should never say "hello" to a woman. I think what she's saying is that although "hello" is usually perceived as an innocent greeting, it can be just as harassing (through tone, body language, whatever) as, say, a wolf whistle. This puts women in an awkward position because there is an obligation to say hello back (don't want to seem rude), even though the intent might be less than friendly.

Codename_Drake

God forbid anyone have to say hello back. Just another excuse to be anti-social.

i agree with the article. whenever i say hello to a woman, i inted to assault them.

i agree with the article. whenever i say hello to a woman, i inted to assault them.

taterfrickintot

i agree with the article. whenever i say hello to a woman, i inted to assault them.taterfrickintot

Hello Clarice.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?mrbojangles25

You could always go "Whats new *****cat? woooooooooooooooh woh woooooh woh ooooohhhhhhh"

Hello Clarice.

CJL13

Hello Clarice.

CJL13

Ok that's just damn creepy.

[QUOTE="CJL13"]

Hello Clarice.

SailorHiiragi

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?LJS9502_basic

You could always go "Whats new *****cat? woooooooooooooooh woh woooooh woh ooooohhhhhhh"

Tom Jones is a balla'. Maybe even a shot calla'. He's got 20 inch rims on his Impala.

Lots of cool he has.

My goodness. If there be any ongoing problems of sexism in male-female relations, that author is part of the problem, not a solution.

[QUOTE="CJL13"]

Hello Clarice.

Wasdie

Ok that's just damn creepy.

only if you follow it with the lip curl and the "ffft fffftt ffftt" he does

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

You could always go "Whats new *****cat? woooooooooooooooh woh woooooh woh ooooohhhhhhh"

mrbojangles25

Tom Jones is a balla'. Maybe even a shot calla'. He's got 20 inch rims on his Impala.

Lots of cool he has.

[QUOTE="SailorHiiragi"][QUOTE="CJL13"]

Hello Clarice.

fl4tlined

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="CJL13"]

Hello Clarice.

mrbojangles25

Ok that's just damn creepy.

only if you follow it with the lip curl and the "ffft fffftt ffftt" he does