Barbara Findlay, one of the lawyers involved in the case against Amy Hamm insists on her name being written without capitals.

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[–]ClassroomPast6178 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

“When the feminist movement was at its zenith in the late 60’s and early 70’s, there was a lot of moving away from the idea of the person. It was: let’s talk about the ideas behind the work, and the people matter less,” - bell hooks

Seems to be the epitome of pretentiousness, and I can see this becoming Pronouns 2.0.

I wish to be addressed as cLASSROOMpAST6178 from now on…anyone who doesn’t do it is hatecriming me.

[–]Datachost[S] 5 insightful - 6 fun5 insightful - 5 fun6 insightful - 6 fun -  (2 children)

Does she expect people to say her name in a whisper, just to make it clear there are no capitals?

Actually, my name is barbara findlay. You clearly just said Barbara Findlay

[–]ClassroomPast6178 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Amazing! That didn’t even cross my mind, but why not? Controlling how people refer to you when you’re not present, controlling how people write about you, so why not control the manner in which people say your name.

It really is all about power.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If I was the judge I'd just hold them in contempt.