Well, I don't often see men regardless of sexual orientation described as "chirpy," either. I think it's reserved for women, also regardless of sexual orientation. So, I call this a two-fer. :)
--Deb --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Julia Kocich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Julia Kocich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [NOISE] they write letters > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 2:45 PM > Intelligent woman with a rapier wit > > Published: November 3 2008 02:00 | Last updated: November 3 > 2008 02:00 > > From Ms Marie Wilson. > > Sir, Is this really the 21st century? John Gapper's > description of DR Rachel > Maddow as a "a chirpy gay liberal" is a disgrace! > ("Shock: Drudge loses his > grip! > <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e6628f2-a5ef-11dd-9d26-000077b07658.html>", > October 30.) I'd hope we'd passed the days of > describing people by their > sexual orientation. This seems to occur only in the case of > women and it is > a derisive tactic. > > Maddow is an intelligent and capable woman with a rapier > wit. Chirpy? Yes. > Gay? Yes. However, you do not say "chirpy homosexual > Anderson Cooper", do > you? The FT knows better than this! > > Marie Wilson, > Canton, GA, US > Chirpy Grandmother at 63 > > Copyright > <http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/copyright> The > Financial > Times Limited 2008 > > > -- > Julia Kocich > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
