Ok, let's look at this in another way. This is a professional forum.
If you were talking to a customer on the phone, wouldn't you be a bit more
careful to mind your use of inappropiate racial, ethnic, sexual and other
potentially offensive language and terms?
The workplace has changed. The people inside the workplace are more
diverse. "Male method" speaking is not going to win you any contracts in
the global marketplace and may cost you in terms of goodwill,
responsiveness, and projects.
B. J. Arnold-Feret
ppstld@airmail.net
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From: lblasch@opw-fc.com <lblasch@opw-fc.com>
To: Elaine Hunt <ehunt@ces.clemson.edu>; rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
<rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: good fellowship?
>
> Elaine,
>
> The "Male method of Speaking" in which body parts are used to describe
> things... was never intended to exclude females, it is just a
> universial language that "Anyone" can use to describe form and
> function.
>
> As you have expressed so often before...
> Men have only one thing on their minds at all times!
>
> Get use to it.
>
> Men complain that they don't understand how women think.
>
> But then again, most men don't expect to ever acquire that gift.
>
> They also don't try to change the way the women think. Do they?
>
> Larry Blasch
>
> OPW Fueling Components
> P.O. Box 405003 Voice: (513) 870-3356
> Cincinnati, OH 45240-5003 USA Fax: (513) 874-1231
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> Subject: good fellowship?
> Author: Elaine Hunt <ehunt@ces.clemson.edu> at internet
> Date: 9/29/99 12:33 PM
>
>
> >if you're off in one direction or another. I believe the verbiage
was
> simply >the associated male hyperbole describing this symbol with its
> attendant >jocularity and good fellowship.
>
>
>Paula.....
>
>This is the male method of speaking to each other that precludes females
>from participating.
>Using body parts to describe things is one way of making sure one retains
>control. Engineers are the worst in this type of "good fellowship".....
>
>I'll never forget asking how to identify a particular model of teletype and
>was told "you pick it up and look between the legs". Message meant: do
>not ask questions.
>
>
>Keep learning and keep asking why!
>Elaine
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