For my 2c I think it's a total crock! I manage a medium IT team from both genders, they get called guys & to date no-one has complained. I too believe that this is PC gone all wrong.
Cary Michael <keltoi...@gmail.com> wrote .. > On Mar 21, 12:52 pm, Melissa Draper <meli...@meldraweb.com> wrote: > > > I find "Folks" to be a much more inclusive replacement. > > > > I'd also appreciate not have to defend my preference for women being > > visible/women as opposed to invisible/"honorary guys" on this list. > > > > -- > > Melissa Draper > Folks is inclusive if your with your folks. However not one of you > people is my kin folk so it does not really apply in a strict sense. > > We could all get extremely pedantic about phraseology here. I think we > would all like to not have to defend our preferences so may I just > suggest we drop all the PC (not personal computer) stuff. This is the > 21st century and we should at least be mindful that no one has set out > to deliberately offend others. > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >
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