[ubuntu-uk] Unsuscrib

[Lizzeh Rodriguez]

Coming from a "bird" and a "Yank" myself... John said it best. However  
I know that Sean meant "bird" in a playful sense, not really sexist in  
the context.  But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing  
list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally  
getting the British humor after living here over a year!

Yes...it's "humor" no u.
:)


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On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote:

> Sean Miller wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge <ian at ianbetteridge.co.uk 
>> > wrote:
>>> I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as "the bird"  
>>> like
>>> that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the
>>> list.
>>>
>>> Oh dear, I just did...
>>
>> Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense.
>>
>> Better than the "dumbest blonde in the world" or whatever the poor
>> lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad  
>> Yank
>> I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today.
>>
>> Let's try to avoid getting too PC.  "bird", "gal", "fella", "geezer",
>> "other 'alf", "trouble and strife" etc. are all colloqiualisms which
>> aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to  
>> make
>> them so.
>>
>
> 'bird' and 'trouble & strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are
> sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with
> mailing lists.
>
> John
>
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