except that mailman has gender. mailperson or mail carrier is a noun with no gender the point is that the default gender is male
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:52 am Subject: RE: RE: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal > In English we don't have gender in our nouns. > > In Spanish for instance, most nouns have a gender associated with > them,and the word changes based on that. > > Amigo - Male Friend > Amiga - Female Friend > > It is commonly accepted that the male version can also encompass both > men and women. At least that was what they told me in class. > > I think it is a case of people being to sensitive, I never saw the > wordas stressing a man, mostly because in school I was taught that the > meaning of the word changed with context. > > Mankind - the human race; includes men and women. > > It is not intended to show disrespect, or to lessen women in anyway. > > Again just what I was taught in school and while growing up. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:28 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: RE: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal > > > > > :) Calling someone MailCarrier instead of mail man is nothing > about> > respecting the rights of someone. > > > > > > Its a bunch of cooshy crap that need to come back down to earth, > > > some things > > > its great for but mostly its just nipp picky idiots. > > > > > > You can't see where calling a female a man isn't in some way > offensive? > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
