Re: [issues] Re; Attitudes in the Workplace

1999-12-22 Thread Sunnanvind
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, you wrote: > of homophobic earshot). By their very nature, these terms are > female. From my 32-year-old, Detroit raised vantage point ... > > Male to Female: is by far the most common use I see and virtually > always comes off as sexist or with sexual overtones > > Femal

[issues] Re; Attitudes in the Workplace

1999-12-22 Thread Mary Wood
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 J. B. wrote: >Are you perchance somewhere in the Southern United States? >It is a common practice in the South for older persons to refer to >anyone and everyone as Sugar, Babe, or Darling...and they >consider it gender neutral. This is starting to f

Re: [issues] Re; Attitudes in the workplace

1999-12-22 Thread Birgit Schmid
On Wed, Dec 22, 1999 at 10:19:06AM -0600, Marlene E. Morley wrote: > On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, J B wrote: > >>- - Mary; aka Babe, Sweethart, Darlin', Doll, Little Lady, > >>Tootsie, Hey Lady, ... > > > >Are you perchance somewhere in the Southern United States? > >It is a common practice in the South

Re: [issues] Re; Attitudes in the workplace

1999-12-22 Thread Marlene E. Morley
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, J B wrote: >>- - Mary; aka Babe, Sweethart, Darlin', Doll, Little Lady, >>Tootsie, Hey Lady, ... > >Are you perchance somewhere in the Southern United States? >It is a common practice in the South for older persons to refer to anyone >and everyone as Sugar, Babe, or Darling.

Re: [issues] Re; Attitudes in the workplace

1999-12-22 Thread J B
>- - Mary; aka Babe, Sweethart, Darlin', Doll, Little Lady, >Tootsie, Hey Lady, ... Are you perchance somewhere in the Southern United States? It is a common practice in the South for older persons to refer to anyone and everyone as Sugar, Babe, or Darling...and they consider it gender neu