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Re: PC or not PC (was sexism in bands)

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Subject: Re: PC or not PC (was sexism in bands)
From: Ian Phillipps <deep-brass@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 00:32:50 +0000
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On Tue, 29 Feb 2000 at 11:59:14 +0000, Neal O'Kennedy wrote:

> The other alternative is,so as not to unwittingly insult all men, women,
> children, persons who have undergone gender alteration, transvestite,
> androgynous, and hermaphrodyte beings who might play with a band, is to
> rename the term

> "members of humanity who play with brass bands"

Oh dear, oh dear. Here come the ALF...

Ian
"I don't want to speak to the monkey; I want to speak to the organ grinder"


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