At work there is a guy who refers to everyone (male and female) as "babe"
one of the new workers didn't realize this as first and was planning a
sexual harrassment suit.. till she overheared him calling some of the guys
at the office babe.. We all figure it's a cultrual thing.. though I rarly
see
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
>
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
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
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.
>- - 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
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