On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Ingrid Schupbach wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Brendan/Coolian wrote:
>
> > Man, some people are as boring as a quilting circle.
(I deleted the original messages so I'm responding here)
That seems like a rather sexist remark. Not that quilters are primarily
women (I wouldn't know) but that it is a traditional women's craft.
> Actually, for a lot of women (and probably a good number of men) a
> quilting circle is not boring in the least. In this discussion
> particularly, I would think it wise to choose your expressions carefully.
Good point.
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