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- From: bhv@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Bronis Vidugiris)
- Subject: Re: Practise what you preach? (was:what is sexist?)
- Organization: Motorola, CCR&D, CORP, Schaumburg, IL
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:44:00 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.234400.22788@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>
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- In article <1e8t4lINN95k@saffron.csv.warwick.ac.uk> maufd@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr J S Graley) writes:
- )>No, dear.
- )>
- )>Muffy
- )>--
- )
- ) A nice, harmless - endearing, even - little phrase inserted to add a little
- )lightness and interest to the otherwise humdrum world of the newsgroup net.
- )
- )I don't think!
- )
- ) I wonder if anyone can tell me which half of the population is 'permitted' to
- )use this sort of insulting and condescending phrase.
-
- May I recommend a solution?
-
- 1) Don't initiate the 'dear' routine yourself
- 2) Refer to anyone who calls *you* 'dear' as snookums.
- 3) Otherwise, maintain as calm a 'tone' as possible.
-
- This usually works for me unless, of course, you are posting to
- soc.feminism, (not to be confused with alt.feminism!).
-