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Mr. Armstrong replied: "Thank you Mr. President. It's a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States but men of peace of

Mr. Armstrong replied: "Thank you Mr. President. It's a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States but men of peace of all nations, men with interests and a curiosity and men with a vision for the future." Fucking awesome.

tieno 14y ago
My appreciation circuits were fried at that point. Too few women, too many men. So this text both brought me on the verge of tearing up and annoyed me. Bravo!
- Xcelerate 14y ago
  "Men" as in mankind. It's just the way that word is used. I'm pretty sure Armstrong wasn't trying to be misogynistic there.
  - tieno 14y ago
    I know. But since I know that that kind of language is not ok my appreciation circuits are fried.
    - gamache 14y ago
      You just registered an account to complain about a message of unequivocal world peace from the first human to set foot on an extraplanetary body.
      - tieno 14y ago
        No, I did not. And he did so with misogynist language. Which made me twinge. I don't complain, I state my feelings. It just shows in what a weird time this was happening.
        naturalethic 14y ago
        The word "men" also means humanity you idiot.
        tieno 14y ago
        Yes, that is exactly the problem. Is that really so hard to understand?
        rimantas 14y ago
        No, there is no problem. People looking for problems where are none are problem though.
        ahelwer 14y ago
        All right, I'll pop in here I guess. This has obviously veered incredibly off-topic and I can absolutely forgive Armstrong for using that language so many years ago. Now, that being said language is powerful and inclusive language is important. I wouldn't dismiss this as a problem so candidly. Just registering my support for Tieno's issues so you don't dismiss them as a lone super-PC-police-person. Also, "that's just the way (the word is used)/(it is)" has never been a great defense of using non-inclusive language. Or anything, really.
        GeorgeTirebiter 14y ago
        At that time, it was commonly understood that "men" in such a context included "women". This was before womens' lib, etc. English is an evolving language; basically, 43 years ago, "men" in this use meant something different than it does today.
        mixmastamyk 14y ago
        Uggh, I'm tired of people using that word so casually and where it doesn't apply.
        gamache 14y ago
    - lusr 14y ago
      How do you "know" that kind of language is not OK?
  - Xcelerate 14y ago
    I'm a bit disappointed that this rather useless post of mine has increased my karma points more than anything else I've written.
- gonzo 14y ago
  this makes me wish that the "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky." story was true.

tieno 14y ago

My appreciation circuits were fried at that point. Too few women, too many men. So this text both brought me on the verge of tearing up and annoyed me. Bravo!

Xcelerate 14y ago
"Men" as in mankind. It's just the way that word is used. I'm pretty sure Armstrong wasn't trying to be misogynistic there.
- tieno 14y ago
  I know. But since I know that that kind of language is not ok my appreciation circuits are fried.
  - gamache 14y ago
    You just registered an account to complain about a message of unequivocal world peace from the first human to set foot on an extraplanetary body.
    - tieno 14y ago
      No, I did not. And he did so with misogynist language. Which made me twinge. I don't complain, I state my feelings. It just shows in what a weird time this was happening.
      - naturalethic 14y ago
        The word "men" also means humanity you idiot.
        tieno 14y ago
        Yes, that is exactly the problem. Is that really so hard to understand?
        rimantas 14y ago
        No, there is no problem. People looking for problems where are none are problem though.
        ahelwer 14y ago
        All right, I'll pop in here I guess. This has obviously veered incredibly off-topic and I can absolutely forgive Armstrong for using that language so many years ago. Now, that being said language is powerful and inclusive language is important. I wouldn't dismiss this as a problem so candidly. Just registering my support for Tieno's issues so you don't dismiss them as a lone super-PC-police-person. Also, "that's just the way (the word is used)/(it is)" has never been a great defense of using non-inclusive language. Or anything, really.
        GeorgeTirebiter 14y ago
        At that time, it was commonly understood that "men" in such a context included "women". This was before womens' lib, etc. English is an evolving language; basically, 43 years ago, "men" in this use meant something different than it does today.
      - mixmastamyk 14y ago
        Uggh, I'm tired of people using that word so casually and where it doesn't apply.
      - gamache 14y ago
  - lusr 14y ago
    How do you "know" that kind of language is not OK?
- Xcelerate 14y ago
  I'm a bit disappointed that this rather useless post of mine has increased my karma points more than anything else I've written.
gonzo 14y ago
this makes me wish that the "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky." story was true.