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Re: Láadan

From:Mau Rauszer <maurauser@...>
Date:Sunday, December 8, 2002, 7:11
Zesefde Sally Caves  <scaves@...> ta 2002.12.07. her 15:59:02 -5h:

> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andreas Johansson" <and_yo@...> > > > Sally Caves wrote:
> > As > > for the desinformation bit, I'd think the uses are obvious; rewrite > history > > an a way more flattering to the powers that be, impress your subjects with > > your invincibility and induce hatred of enemis internal or external. > > > > Andreas > > Yes, and this has been done since time immemorial. Okay.
And is being done now with the new generation too, day after day. *sigh* Especially here in Hungary with that ridiculous bunch of politicians that have been called back.
> And the other question, that gets frequently circulated on CONLANG, is the > usual: why are there at least four times more men on CONLANG than women? I > see Amanda, I see Heather (a new name for me--great!), Irina is writing her > novel, I think; but popping my head in after a year I see a great number of > new names of male conlangers. Welcome! But where are the gals? (Some of > these names, granted, are foreign to me, and I'm unsure of gender. Mau, for > instance).
I am a woman, or better say a girl (Mau Rauser is a Long Wer name meaning 'Cat, Sun-power'). And I think a lot of woman and teen (at least here in my school and among friends) lives only for the guys, friends and family; they even don't attempt to do something intellectual, something that they are interested in beyond present or future work. They say (or think) to/about me: "You're an idiot. Why do you do that? Why do you write, create names and places never heard before; why are these 'abstract' things important to you?" Or if it impresses them they just can say "Ooh you're so curious... how/why do you do that?" But none of them says "Hey it is so cool! I wanna do it too." -- Mau Ábrahám Zsófia alias Mau Rauszer | http://www.hiaqimau.tk | http://www.longwer.tk | "Yú lawe ta mau yibali taqe yamissi qi u neb dagu tawiy iq." -- Kipling

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