Some of the contents of the pages on this site are Copyright © 2016 NJH Music | [Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: Political Correctness
> > Polical correctness is the rump of socialistic excess. > Bandperson isn't even good sounding English. > Only a pathetic toffee nosed git (an English employee once > described this type of person to me and it > seems to fit this situation) needs this type of semantic lunacy. > Certain collective terms like the Biblical "Son of Man", Bandsman, > Chairman, should be left as they are. There is a difference between a > collective term and a gender identification. > > A bandperson is some one who has been surgically or mentally altered to > have no gender. The expression "get a life" comes to mind. > > One could safely use the wording "Musicians Entrance" or "Players > Entrance" > Or perhaps, "WOMusiciANs Entrance" ? :-) Anyway, I thought all this PC stuff had gone turtle. Example: the correct address (in England) for a female who acts is an "actor". The word "actress" no longer exists. -- Darren Ashman, Secretary and Principal Cornet, City of Cambridge Brass Band, (UK) dashman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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