Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Nathan, your perfect English help to explain things that there are more difficult for me to do. Un abrazo Lluis El 03/07/2013, a las 08:37, Nathan Wajsman escribi?: > As someone who lives in Spain but in an English-speaking household and is > responsible for a fair amount of se?orita photos, I feel morally obliged > to add my 0.02 ?. > > No Spanish woman I know would consider the word "se?orita" demeaning. > Depending on age, she would perceive it either as normal or flattering ;-) > And certainly when Lluis or I use the term, no sexism is involved. Those > who know us know that. > > In fact, the most common term for woman here is "chica" and is applied to > women of all ages by both women and men. The corresponding term for man is > "chico". Think of it as "guy" and "guyette". > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > (sent from somewhere) > > > Den 03/07/2013 kl. 05.54 skrev "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net>: > >> George, >> >> You are correct, sir. It doesn't demean, except in America where our >> language has become purged of terms that simply meant a woman or a man, >> but were somehow perceived as demeaning. I suspect that this is the >> result of lax standards in education. >> >> Seniorita is not demeaning nor does it carry any other sexual meaning >> except as refers to gender. Is it demeaning to accurately report >> someone's gender? It is, after all, something we all have. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: George Lottermoser >> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:47 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Politically correct >> >> Does the word se?orita no longer mean "young woman?" >> How in the world does the word sexually demean? >> >> a note off the iPad, George >> >> On Jul 2, 2013, at 6:28 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: >> >>> As long as we are being politically correct, we should stop referring to >>> young females as "Senioritas." It is both sexually demeaning and >>> insensitive. You people who do it know who you are. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information