tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274935109810298997.post3787525107366624742..comments2022-11-16T09:05:22.593-06:00Comments on I am Inspired: Worms, RoxanneInspired Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11267599824573875688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274935109810298997.post-85862936945395337182010-11-29T19:46:51.455-06:002010-11-29T19:46:51.455-06:00Good point, Leon, women are also in competition in...Good point, Leon, women are also in competition in this fishing contest! There are many crimes of language out there!Inspired Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267599824573875688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274935109810298997.post-47909937073126448352010-11-23T20:21:16.630-06:002010-11-23T20:21:16.630-06:00Great blog, Vanessa, and I agree with all of it. ...Great blog, Vanessa, and I agree with all of it. However, it omits another "crime of language" or whatever. How about the frequent reference, in relation to a consummated relationship or marriage, to the man as (metaphorically) a fish to be caught using lures, lines, and hooks? As in "Oh, you are so lucky! How did you land that dreamboat?" "How did you manage to hook that rich, handsome dude?"<br />Etc.<br /><br />This language is not rooted in archaic family and Biblical speech, but it runs deep nevertheless. Anyway, yours for individual freedom, autonomy, and responsibility!Leonnoreply@blogger.com