Re: walkpersons

[R.A.S. <richards...>]

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On 04/03/2003 at 15:13 Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

>In a message dated 3/4/3 4:13:28 AM, wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com writes:
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>I sincerely hope that gender bias in our language disappears entirely so
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>that we no longer refer to "man-eating sharks" and "hitmen."
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>Oh sure, but what would we call "manhole covers"?

Well, at the height of the "political correctness" madness here in Britain,
about the late 80s, it was quite seriously proposed to call them
"personhole covers", believe it or not! Utter insanity! (My last word on
this off-topic issue.)


Richard
(Renaissance Man)


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