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- But a third group [of names] is shared almost equally by men and women—like Kerry and Jody—and women with those names were notably more likely than their nominally feminine counterparts to become judges.
- The defense might call a car accident “contact”; the plaintiff might say one car “smashed” the other. These labels really matter, as Elizabeth Loftus and John Palmer showed in a classic experiment.
Pretty cool article on how the words we use sometimes "match" what they describe.
thenewgreen · 4302 days ago · link ·
I never much thought about the power of a name and the "baggage" that it carries until I decided to become a father. Names are important and I do believe they can help shape someones path.But a third group is shared almost equally by men and women—like Kerry and Jody—
I've never met a man named Jody. Have you?
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I have a good friend named Jody. Incidentally, a guy I know from high school who serves as an MP tells me that "Jody" is that faceless dude boning army wives while they're on deployment. I have no idea why they chose that name, but I understand that "Jody" has existed for quite a while.
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