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Subject:RE: Time Tracking - feminist remark From:Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 8 May 2002 08:32:26 -0500
>>Count me in. But you forgot "personually," "personagement," and
"persony."
>
>Oh, come on. Next thing you'll want "Human Resources" instead of "Man
>Resources", personnel instead of mannel, personality instead of manality,
>personify instead of manify, Sheffield instead of Heffield, and staffing
>instead of manning. That's the kind of PC thinking that leads to <shudder>
>accurate and precise use of language, instead of customary sloppiness. Tut
>tut.
Now, now. You're *both* overlooking the rampant discrimination in the word
"person." There it is, right there at the end. The word obviously is sexist
and must immediately be replaced with the gender-neutral "perchild," and in
"perchildagement."
And "Human Resources" as a phrase must also be banned, on the grounds of
gender discrimination. The proper phrase is "Huperchild Resources."
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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