Cary, Correctness isn't politics.
I detest being called a guy, man, dude or anything that discredits the gender part of my identity. I don't work for you, so I don't fear telling you this. You're a guy. You get to relate to "hey guys". I'm not a guy, I don't get to -- I'm /forced/ to. This cry of PC from you and Michael? That's you trying to force me. Don't. On Sun, 2010-03-21 at 17:16 +1000, Cary Bielenberg wrote: > 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 > > -- Melissa Draper w: http://meldraweb.com & http://geekosophical.net p: +61 4 0472 2736 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
