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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Yet another new reader. Keyw
Message-ID: <214@unc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Mar-85 16:10:20 EST
Article-I.D.: unc.214
Posted: Fri Mar 15 16:10:20 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 17-Mar-85 22:43:13 EST
References: <ISM780.164>
Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Summary: 

In article <ISM780.164> michaelf@ISM780.UUCP writes:
>
>	    The term "lady" is not well received by all women. Some
>     feel that it perpetuates indoctrinations. A "lady" behaves
>     rather than acts. She doesn't express her opinions, is pampered and
>     in effect, is little more than a pet of the finest variety. A very
>     small percentage of people object to this word, but I thought you
>     might want to know why some people do.

Actually, the word "lady" indicates membership in the English
leisure class.  The male equivalent is "gentleman".  Gentlemen do not
work with their hands.  If they did they would not be gentlemen,
but rather "working class".  The highest status ladies and
gentleman are, of course, the nobility, and the highest nobility
is royalty.

>	    Why the hell do people have such a hard time calling a woman
>     a woman? Was the switch from "Negro" as tough?

It was easy to switch from "negro" to "black", since the words
mean the same thing.  "Negro" is Spanish, whereas "black" is English.
But calling someone a "woman" instead of "lady" may insinuate
that the designated person is a member of the working class.
What an insult!		:-)

		Frank Silbermann
		University of North Carolina