At the risk of perpuating this ad infinitum, I would just like to point out
that no one, Hank, is getting really rude and insulting here but you. Why
do you persist in assuming those responding to you did not read the entire
message? The fact is that you DID make the comment, off-hand or not, that
you did, and despite your inability to see it, it was offensive.
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From: Hank Burchard[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 1996 2:21 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sensitivity
On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Caroyln Breedlove wrote:
> Hank Burchard wrote:
> I think that using "Gentlemen" as a salutation is harmless, and
> suggest that anyone who gets really uptight about it should look inward
> rather than outward for the source of distress.
>
>
> Well, Hank, of course you think it harmless--but, then, you ARE male
> (presumably); Larisa Overmier is not. Nor am I, and I cannot see the
> appropriateness of my being addressed as "Gentleman." It seems awfully
> late in the epoch to be STILL explaining such basic concepts.
You think *you* got troubles? I'm still trying to explain to the
gentlewomen who are jumping up and down on me that such basic concepts as
courtesy and effective communication require that a person read to the end
of a posting before replying to it, and also not quote it out of context.
I suggest that you don't get mail addressed as "Gentle*man*," it
comes addressed to "Gentle*men*," saluting unknown persons collectively.
It's a holdover habit from the days when mostly only men did business, and
is generally used only when the writer has no idea who'll be opening the
letter.
I said I think it's harmless because it's not directed at anybody in
particular, and I stand by that; surely there are more significant things
for people to worry about. But I ALSO SAID that I use "GENTLEPERSONS" in a
blind salutation, so as to avoid giving offense, and I would appreciate it
if you "gentlewomen" would stop offending me by twisting my words.
Hank Burchard * <[log in to unmask]> * Washington DC | USA
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