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Repost from CBC News: The sexist language of politics: Both men and women need to change

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“We can’t call men out, and then use sex or sexist language back at them,” writes former MLA Donna Kennedy Glans. “I don’t encourage women to grow a thicker skin. To lighten up. But I do encourage them to observe their reactions to both sexist criticism and fawning adoration. To be wary of both. To anticipate both.”

Read the full article here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-road-ahead-donna-kennedy-glans-sexist-language-1.4429089

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