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Re: Josselin Mouette and Planet Debian



On 12/19/08 17:47, Eduard Bloch wrote:
#include <hallo.h>
* Michael Banck [Fri, Dec 19 2008, 06:13:57PM]:
Dear Norbert,

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 01:18:21AM +0100, Norbert Preining wrote:
So if *anyone* here thinks he is up to define ethical, political
correct, anti-sexist and all the bullshit, please do so, but somewhere
else.
Please use gender-neutral language when addressing a diverse audience.

Please just heed his advice.

Or realize that English's third-person neutral is "it", which is certainly a rude way to refer to a person, whereas "he" is only considered rude by people who, well... I'd better stop right there.

--
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

How does being physically handicapped make me Differently-Abled?
What different abilities do I have?


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