[lbo-talk] This "Partner" Crap

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Dec 24 18:24:00 PST 2007


On Dec 24, 2007, at 6:31 PM, Joseph Catron wrote:


> Does anyone know how the term "partner," which obscures marital status
> and sexual orientation as if they were something shameful, became
> leftist default language?

It sounds so loveless and anti-erotic, too. It's appropriate for a business arrangement, not someone you share your life with.

Doug



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