On 30 Oct, Larisa Overmier wrote: To Richard Perry and Henry Grunder: In
response to your "witty" thought: I know, this is all light and in good
fun, not a serious disagreement . . . As a woman, this is a serious issue
to me because it represents the subtle effect of sexism and the old boy's
network in museums. I have frequently received letters addressed
Gentlemen and am always offended by this. Addressing letters as such
assumes that women do not hold important positions within museums and
devalues their important role in the field.

I agree on your description of the real issue here : the inclusion or
exclusion of women through language choice is a quite serious topic -- my
aside about "lightness," though, was regarding the question of the number
of genders and sexes.

Richard Perry