I'm going to respect Rich's request to not discuss the broader topic on this thread anymore.
I'd be happy to continue the discussion in a separate thread or private email. Best regards, Ron Blechner On Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 11:07 AM Donna Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > Ron: Would you please be more specific? There's not enough information > here for me to understand what you're claiming, nor to clarify it, and I > find it frustrating and misleading in it's generality. > > I'm going to assume that you not only mean callers in these areas but are > also speaking of dances in these specific areas. New England covers > several states and has lots of dances. New York? City or State? How many > dances in Seattle and the Bay Area? How many is "several"? And "these > dances are thriving amidst a decline..."? Without details I cannot > support your claims. > > In New England, New York, Seattle, and the Bay Area, many callers have > been examining terminology and changing. Several dance series have gone > genderfree without being specifically chartered as LGBTQ dances. Not > coincidentally, these dances are thriving amidst a decline of attendance of > contra in general. > > > > Donna Hunt > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Blechner via Callers <[email protected]> > To: Jeffrey Spero <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Mar 28, 2018 12:47 pm > Subject: Re: [Callers] Politically Correct? > > Hi Jeff, > > I think your understanding of there being "no to little movement" is > inaccurate. > > In New England, New York, Seattle, and the Bay Area, many callers have > been examining terminology and changing. Several dance series have gone > genderfree without being specifically chartered as LGBTQ dances. Not > coincidentally, these dances are thriving amidst a decline of attendance of > contra in general. > > Many dances are also taking up safety policies before and after the #metoo > movement, despite plenty of resistance for years of some people insisting > that contra is a happy place where there's no harassment. > > So yes, you're correct that these discussions have been happening for > years, true, but they have also been producing tangible change in many > places. > > ... > > > I might also like to disagree with your implication that everyone is > responsible for "arguing about it". We callers who have swapped terms for > g*pay, for example, have long since moved on. > > In the case of this original post, Rich was asking for practical advice, > and there *was no* argument until a couple choice people started throwing > shade at those of us who think changing the lyrics from "she was a young > thing" to "she was a young girl" is an easy swap that doesn't diminish the > tradition, but also reduces the objectification of women. > > In dance, > Ron Blechner > >
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