Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's slangy but I seem to have seen the word: "hunk". Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Jul 3, 2013, at 2:44 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jul 3, 2013, at 2:27 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: > >> >> On Jul 3, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> >>> 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. >> >> wow. do neither of you feel or understand the appreciation in the use of >> the word "se?orita" on the LUG? >> I certainly would not feel offended by someone referring to my daughter, >> or a photograph of my daughter, as "beautiful young woman." > > "beautiful young woman" implies respect, senorita as used here seems to be > a code word implying a certain lack of respect..... > > why are we so comfortable with that word, but we have no equivalent for a > handsome young man? > > > s > > > > > > >> >> I certainly understand language and when language is misused. >> Se?orita, >> young woman, >> young women, >> girl (when used for females under 12 or 13), >> les jeunes femmes, >> junge frauen, fr?ulein >> do not qualify as sexist >> in my lexicon >> >> are we to refer to men and women as "persons" (never mention gender or >> age)? >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >