Re: [Leica] Family of Man II

[Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net>]

Some suggestions: Family of Male and Female, Family of Humans, Family of   Homo-
Sapiens or Family of Genders, AC\DC. One of these should be politically correct.

However, an earlier suggestion my be appropriate WO- MAN for a strict biblical
approach.
Ted wrote:

> > David Binder wrote:
> > > But after all we've been through these last 50 years, should it not at
> > > last be the Family of Woman And Man? (The Family of W.A.M.)
> >
> >  Rich Lahrson responded:
> >
> > >>>>>If you're doing a remake of something, it is problematic to change
> > the name.  Sure, 'Family of Woman and Man' is okay, so is 'Family of
> > Humanity' or 'Bipeds of the Earth', the later, though, sounding too science
> > fiction!<<<<<<<<<,
>
> And I haven't reached the bottom of 50 some posts yet, however!     Sad, sad
> that this should start!
>
> I suppose I'm becoming a senile old fart or something. Yesterday while loading
> an M6 preparing to shoot some "Family of Man II" things,  I wondered how long
> it would be before somebody came up with, "You can't call it Family of Man" any
> longer! :-(
>
> It must be Family of .......Man & Woman or Man & Man or She & She!  Or all of
> the above~! Take yer pick!
>
> And surprise! Here is the first posting this morning!  Damn! These days no
> matter what title we pick for this wonderful Leica photo project, we're going
> to get every damn twitchy assed political correct person coming down on it
> because the title implies it's not right according to the "politically correct
> standards of 2000!"
>
> And I bet I'm going to get my ass flamed for this, but I've reached a time in
> my life when I don't give a hoop! Send on the fire and brimstone!  The title
> should stand as "Family of Man II!" and those who don't like it need not
> participate or take jump in the ocean!  Like I said, take yer pick!
>
> You can only satisfy some of the people some of the time,  to hell with the
> rest! Leica's away for the Family of Man II! Damn the slings and arrows full
> speed a head! Or something like that.
>
> ted