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Re: Sexism

To: <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Sexism
From: "Cameron Mabon" <cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:36:31 +0100
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-----Original Message-----

>Surely the name "bandsman" comes from the days when only men (and not
women)
>were in bands. I think as a female bandsperson that its perfectly feasible
>to change the title accordingly. If you stayed at home to look after the
>children would you rather be called "housewife", "househusband" or
"domestic
>scientist"? As the band evolves so should the terminology.


Certain anatomical features preclude the possibility of my becoming a
housewife, since a housewife is defined as "the mistress and manager of a
house". On the other hand, no such gender restrictions apply to the term
"bandsman" (defined simply as "a member of a band of musicians"); the point
being that the "man" in a title such as bandsman does not imply that the
bearer is male, only that he (or she) is human. Semantically, the name
"bandsman" is no less feminine than "bandsperson", and the insistence on
resorting to the latter is prolixious polemical prattle!

: ) Of course, I am just playing Devil's Advocate, but is not the term
"bandsman" much more human and colourful than "bandsperson", which seems to
lack any character or charm whatsoever?

Perhaps we should put it to the Brass Band Ombudsperson for clarification?!

Cameron
Bandsman


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