Re: guys != gender neutral

[Larry Stites <ncnet () sbcglobal net>]

EEK-Wallet-EE!


----- Original Message ----
> From: Jethro R Binks <jethro.binks () strath ac uk>
> To: "nanog () nanog org" <nanog () nanog org>
> Sent: Thu, September 27, 2012 2:23:28 PM
> Subject: Re: guys != gender neutral
>
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Landon Stewart wrote:
>
> > On 27 September 2012  11:34, Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
> >
> >  > When did "people" stop being an acceptable gender-neutral substitute  for
> > > {guys,gals}?
> > >
> > > Owen
> >  >
> > >
> > Using the word 'people' is good but I like to say  'humans'.
> >
> > What's up humans?
> > Can I get you humans to  drink?
> >
> > This rarely offends anyone.
>
> This discussion is a  well-trodden (and tediously dull) path.  My favourite 
> response to  it:
>
>    http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1001&L=UVMRESNET&D=0&P=2278
>
> Thank  you Jason Healy.
>
> Jethro.
>
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