Date: Sat, 21 Oct 1995 04:51:19 -0600

From: "Salikoko S. Mufwene" s-mufwene[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UCHICAGO.EDU

Subject: Re: y'all, youse, gyno-Americans



In message Fri, 20 Oct 1995 21:45:08 -0400,

SETH SKLAREY crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IPOF.FLA.NET writes:



The other night on TV a character evidently designed in the Mark Furman

mold coined a new, obnoxious term. He said "I don't discriminate against

Afro-Americans or gyno-Americans." I wonder what the term would be for

men? Any ideas?



With he shift to a Greek formative, try "Andro-American."



Sali.

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