Re: Products made crappy for you

On Tue, 14 May 2024 20:40:56 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On 5/14/2024 4:43 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

 
Incidentally, the term "mailman" was considered politically incorrect
and has been replaced by the gender neutral "mail carrier".

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I suppose that may depend on context. It shouldn't be politically
incorrect to acknowledge one's own gender.
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I was certainly a mail _man_, which I suppose could be considered a
subset of "mail carrier."

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When you were younger and delivering mail, your title was probably
"mailman".  However, the times have changed and so have the terms.
Gender neutral is fashionable these days:
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"Gender-Inclusive Language"
<https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/gender-inclusive-language/>
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No mention of a "person hole"?  Oh, it's now a "maintenance hole".
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"Gender-neutral language: Berkeley changes manholes to 'maintenance
holes,' brother and sister to 'sibling'"
<https://abc7news.com/berkeley-manhole-california-manpower-name-change/5403786/>