Re: [Callers] Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems?

It's more than just Hampshire. And again, I'm kind of disappointed that I asked a pretty dang simple question that only a few of you took to answering directly. On May 31, 2015 10:34 AM, "Donna Hunt via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I agree. > Personally I'd like to see

Re: [Callers] The Benefits of Difference (was: Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems?)

Thank you Jacob too - Toronto held Square Dancing in the Parks three evenings a week during the summer months in the 1990s using live music and traditional Canadian callers.  The MWSD dancers that came would insist on doing dosados passing right shoulders, when traditionally these dancers (as

Re: [Callers] The Benefits of Difference (was: Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems?)

Thank you, Jacob.  I think you have identified the real issue.  We don't need for everyone to do the same thing as long as our audiences understand what we are saying. Susan Elberger From: Jacob Nancy Bloom via Callers To: Delia Clark

Re: [Callers] The Benefits of Difference (was: Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems?)

On Sat, May 30, 2015, Jacob Nancy Bloom via Callers wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Delia Clark via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >> It will ultimately be a good thing if there is a generally accepted set >> of words (certainly not a strict requirement, but

Re: [Callers] Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems?

Apologies, no scolding intended. Donna -Original Message- From: Aahz Maruch via Callers To: callers Sent: Sun, May 31, 2015 10:42 am Subject: Re: [Callers] Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems? On Sun,

Re: [Callers] Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems?

On Sun, May 31, 2015, Donna Hunt via Callers wrote: > > Personally I'd like to see this rest for awhile. We just discussed > this at length 6 months ago. My experience is that introducing a different interesting subject is far more likely to result in ending a discussion that you want to avoid

Re: [Callers] Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems?

I agree. Personally I'd like to see this rest for awhile. We just discussed this at length 6 months ago. It's my understanding that the folks who started it all (Hampshire College) have not yet decided on which terms to use. I think that talking about terms to use is a bit "cart before the