Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 3, 2013, at 1:59 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: > I've been a semi-invalid for the last week recovering from cancer surgery > and I've found the last few editions of the LUG to be a good substitute > for "War of the Sexes." They take out the stiches in a few days and I > should be back to my usual acerbic self. > > > I personally am appalled at the cultural insensitivity to sexist > terminology exhibited by many male LUG members. Despite the fact that some > of us disagree with Tina's excessive regard for Leica equipment, we don't > refer to her as a senorita... I have to agree that the way senorita is used here on the LUG, I find to be disrespectful to women, condescending, demeaning, and ultimately sexist. We don't refer to young men by the equivalent. If one of my daughters were photographed by a LUG member and described in these terms, that young lady would certainly not be happy, and neither would her father. Steve