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Re: ICLTC
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lugnet.trains.org
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Tue, 27 Feb 2001 17:17:27 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Todd Lehman writes:
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> > > 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?
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> Regardless of being or not being PC, I think it's a sexist, stupid name.
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 know it was traditional and would/could be offended. Why
have a name we constantly have to defend if we can give ourselves a name that
is both meaningful and not controversial.
Again I vote for IOLTC...
Just my $.02
Eric Kingsley
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| (...) Well said, Eric! And I couldn't agree more. I was written privately by someone who was concerned that I was butting into a conversation which I had no business butting into. But since it was taking place (in part) in lugnet.org.us.nelug and (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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