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From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Is the term lady sexist?
Message-ID: <246@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Jan-86 17:58:24 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 15 17:58:24 1986
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>I think that people object to the use of the word for the following
>reason:  "lady" is a term defined by society [still dominated by men]
>to describe women who behave properly, as defined by society.  This is
>a way of oppressing women and limiting what they can and cannot be. 
>			Gerry Fisher

That is certainly one reason it is disliked.  Another is that it is
often used as an insult.  As in a truck driver yelling "Hey, lady, get 
out of the way" or  the old term "the little lady".
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                                     Sue Brezden
                                     ihnp4!drutx!slb

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