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AlunB
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Is Blonde inherently sexist?
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November 07, 2013, 09:49:20 AM »
Not a totally serious question, but I've always wondered about the name. Sorry if this has been asked and answered before, but seeing as this place is suffused with grammar nits it seems appropriate to ask.
Assuming this site was named after Mr Colclough, why is it not called Blond Poker? Or is it supposed to be a play on words assuming 'blondes' will be rubbish at poker?
So my question is are we sexist or bad at English?
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Are we human?
Or are we dancer?
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Why does the brown cow give white milk if it always eats green grass?
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Quote from: AlunB on November 07, 2013, 09:49:20 AM
Or is it supposed to be a play on words assuming 'blondes' will be rubbish at poker?
Maybe I'm a bit simple (extremely plausible), but isn't this a huge leap of imagination to extrapolate this simply from 'Blonde Poker'. Isn't it just at likely that the name suggests the exact opposite of this?
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Quote from: RED-DOG on November 07, 2013, 10:25:55 AM
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Quote from: AlunB on November 07, 2013, 09:49:20 AM
are we sexist or bad at English?
If using 'Blonde' is incorrect, is it not French we are being bad at? 'Blond' is rarely used in English. Or are we bad at both English and French?
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November 07, 2013, 10:52:58 AM »
It's a weird one because most of us are so used to the name now we don't give it a second thought - I do remember when I was first told about this place I thought it was an odd name, but it didn't suggest to me any kind of sexism. Name aside, one of the big draws of this forum for me when I joined was that there were a lot of active female members and it was very orientated towards the fun/social poker player.
If I was playing devil's advocate, i'd say that it was the logo, rather than the name, that could potentially give out those kind of signals.
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Re: Is Blonde inherently sexist?
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Quote from: RED-DOG on November 07, 2013, 10:25:55 AM
Why does the brown cow give white milk if it always eats green grass?
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Quote from: tomsom87 on November 07, 2013, 10:42:48 AM
Quote from: AlunB on November 07, 2013, 09:49:20 AM
Or is it supposed to be a play on words assuming 'blondes' will be rubbish at poker?
Maybe I'm a bit simple (extremely plausible), but isn't this a huge leap of imagination to extrapolate this simply from 'Blonde Poker'. Isn't it just at likely that the name suggests the exact opposite of this?
Maybe I'm a bit simple, but I have no idea what you're on about. Unless you are being deliberately obtuse, I think it's safe to say that 'blonde' is more commonly used as a pejorative in the common English vernacular.
I don't hear many blonde jokes where the subject of the joke does something really clever.
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Quote from: MintTrav on November 07, 2013, 10:47:46 AM
Quote from: AlunB on November 07, 2013, 09:49:20 AM
are we sexist or bad at English?
If using 'Blonde' is incorrect, is it not French we are being bad at? 'Blond' is rarely used in English. Or are we bad at both English and French?
It is, but it is more correct to use blond when using it as an adjective when referring to a man. If the word is a noun it refers to a female as far as I know.
It was intended as a light hearted question btw, but seeing as I have seen arguments rage over semi colon usage before I thought it not out of place here.
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November 07, 2013, 11:10:51 AM »
It's actually blonde poker, not Blonde poker, just as it's tikay and not Tikay.
True dat.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on November 07, 2013, 11:10:51 AM
It's actually blonde poker, not Blonde poker, just as it's tikay and not Tikay.
True dat.
Are you trying to sidetrack me from my quest to uncover inherent sexism on the site? Am I on to something here? I've had 10 PMs warning me off already. All from pleno obv.
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Ive had 15 PM's but they all said 'Eso Kral is a twat'. They were also not related to this topic.
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Re: Is Blonde inherently sexist?
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Quote from: Claw75 on November 07, 2013, 10:52:58 AM
It's a weird one because most of us are so used to the name now we don't give it a second thought - I do remember when I was first told about this place I thought it was an odd name, but it didn't suggest to me any kind of sexism. Name aside, one of the big draws of this forum for me when I joined was that there were a lot of active female members and it was very orientated towards the fun/social poker player.
If I was playing devil's advocate, i'd say that it was the logo, rather than the name, that could potentially give out those kind of signals.
Get off the Internet. Haven't you got hoovering or dishes that need doing ffs?
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Quote from: AlunB on November 07, 2013, 11:16:29 AM
Quote from: RED-DOG on November 07, 2013, 11:10:51 AM
It's actually blonde poker, not Blonde poker, just as it's tikay and not Tikay.
True dat.
Are you trying to sidetrack me from my quest to uncover inherent sexism on the site? Am I on to something here? I've had 10 PMs warning me off already. All from pleno obv.
I lolled.
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