Re: Products made crappy for you

On Tue, 14 May 2024 20:40:56 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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and has been replaced by the gender neutral "mail carrier".

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

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:

"Gender-Inclusive Language"
<https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/gender-inclusive-language/>

No mention of a "person hole"?  Oh, it's now a "maintenance hole".

"Gender-neutral language: Berkeley changes manholes to 'maintenance
holes,' brother and sister to 'sibling'"
<https://abc7news.com/berkeley-manhole-california-manpower-name-change/5403786/>

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