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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> writes:
> > What he said.
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> He didn't say anything.
If you read between the lines, I most certainly did.
> > The organisation is a great idea, but I'd rather see Congress
> > than Brotherhood. Why be gratuitously exclusive when it's not necessary?
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> The BLE has female members.
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> Further, clubs don't even HAVE a gender, it's a brotherhood of CLUBS not of
> club members.
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> Why be gratuitiously PC when it's not necessary?
Regardless of being or not being PC, I think it's a sexist, stupid name.
--Todd
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| (...) I think this is one of those cases where the few outway the many... If some people think the name is sexist and stupid (I do as well) then I don't think we should use it. Being traditional doesn't make it right, besides to many people wouldn't (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) He didn't say anything. (...) The BLE has female members. Further, clubs don't even HAVE a gender, it's a brotherhood of CLUBS not of club members. Why be gratuitiously PC when it's not necessary? ++Lar (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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