neo2478@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoWhat third word can I add to "Ladies and Gentlemen" to make it inclusive?message-squaremessage-square189linkfedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareWhat third word can I add to "Ladies and Gentlemen" to make it inclusive?neo2478@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square189linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePetDinosaurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoI don’t know the context, but, to me, unless gender is relevant or important to the discussion, it doesn’t need to be mentioned. My interpretation is the same as “I don’t need to know the race of everyone involved.”
minus-squareneo2478@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 hours agoYou are right. I guess the question came from the idea of maintaining and extending a tradition, but it’s utterly unnecessary.
I don’t know the context, but, to me, unless gender is relevant or important to the discussion, it doesn’t need to be mentioned.
My interpretation is the same as “I don’t need to know the race of everyone involved.”
You are right. I guess the question came from the idea of maintaining and extending a tradition, but it’s utterly unnecessary.