#41651 - 06/08/05 05:13 PM
Sexist language on ETS
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
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I just received a PM from MS Gloria Steinhem, a frequent reader of our website. It seems we are sadly behind the times in PC language. Recent posts re: 'manbags' vs 'purses' one example and the use of BoB for emergency kits. Gloria wanted to know if I still had my G.I. Joe action figure/dolly of famed Coast Guardsman CPO Midgett. I retorted that at least he wasn't wearing a dress stolen from Barbi by Ken to avoid the draft back in the 60s. I also reminded her that PURSE is a very old word without sexual assignment until recently. I started to quote Shakespeare and She screamed about THE TAMING OF THE SHREW being a devise to oppress Elizabethan women <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I'd continue, but Ted Nugent is PMing me abut our lack of firearm emphasis in survival. So, quickly people- it's a purse. BoBs and other terminology will be undergoing a PC editing ASAP. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#41652 - 06/08/05 05:45 PM
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Old Hand
Registered: 11/02/03
Posts: 740
Loc: Florida
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Hey... some of those Bobs have Alice clips.
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#41653 - 06/08/05 07:13 PM
Re: Sexist language on ETS
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Veteran
Registered: 12/12/04
Posts: 1204
Loc: Nottingham, UK
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In the UK a purse is usually a very small thing mostly used by women for coins and cash. Larger things are called hand bags or shoulder bags.
Personally I think "man bag" smacks of latent homosexuality.
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#41654 - 06/08/05 11:19 PM
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Anonymous
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Comrade Steinham comes here?
Well, you guys let me in, so I guess anyone really can get in....
Oh, and I can't resist... *kisses Brangdon on the cheek, while handing him a cold one*
You set yourself up, man. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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#41655 - 06/09/05 07:41 AM
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Member
Registered: 02/05/04
Posts: 175
Loc: Paris, France
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Brangdon
I have to agree with you, a purse is small pouch for cash kept inside a handbag.
Many French men carry what could be called "handbags" but I wouldn't call them "manbags" either, over here men carrying "handbags" is the norm, it's a cultural thing.
I call my various packs, sacks or kit bags, just that : pack, sack or kit. I don't feel the need, to distinguish it by calling them "man-anything". Equally I'm not about to call them purse's either.
Sorry I don't know who this women is, or am I just lucky?
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#41656 - 06/09/05 01:13 PM
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Veteran
Registered: 07/28/04
Posts: 1468
Loc: Texas
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If it doesnt fold up and fit in a pocket then I won't be carrying it... unless ofcourse it's a "backpack" or a "briefcase". So now how to make the "purse" look like a backpack or a briefcase. Hmmmm. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Edited by brian (06/09/05 06:21 PM)
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#41657 - 06/09/05 01:24 PM
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Anonymous
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Ahh, the world of political correctness. A place where we celebrate diversity only as long as we all think and speak only in approved terminology <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#41658 - 06/09/05 01:43 PM
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Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
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So what do we call the shoulder bags carried by men? Man Bags? Murses (Man-Purse)?
I call my shoulder bag exactly that, because that's what it is. I also call it my kit. My sister likes to call it my purse (to try getting my goat). My wife calls it my Man Bag.
At a family gathering, someone was having fun with me, and reminded me not to forget my purse. I replied it could not possibly be my purse because it didn't match my shoes. The women all laughed and said I was a good sport. The men looked at each other quizzically.
Who cares about the men, anyway? I care about impressing the women, which I did, especially mine. My wife said, "Nice comeback, honey." <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
-- Craig
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#41660 - 06/09/05 03:21 PM
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Member
Registered: 05/03/05
Posts: 133
Loc: Central Mississippi
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Stokie,
"Sorry I don't know who this women is, or am I just lucky?"
Lucky, definately lucky.
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