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Nell,

There is a general problem with this discussion. To be of any real value, everyone involved would need to read the entire book (which many will not have the time or will to do). And without that, much of this is missing the support for the positions taken.

For example, you posted (and linked) portions about "lemon translations" yet I have found nothing in either that describes what is wrong with the translations that are there other than a general statement that they are gender biased. Saying it is gender biased does not make it so. There needs to be something supporting that. It may be in the book. But I have not found it in the parts supplied here. So if I was needing to be convinced, I would be finding nothing to help me change my mind about things.

And I assume that this is why the thread is here. It may be contrary to your normal way of approaching things, but if you want to make that leap, try finding the parts that make the reasons clear, not just the positions. There may be a lot of emotion and passion in this. But to make a case, it still needs solid facts so that a reasonable person can have something to consider for purposes of changing their mind.

Don't anyone assume that I am pushing back at the substance of the book or its topic. I am not.