A lighthearted rant... FFS, people, please join the 21st century!!

[TheEasterBunnyDoesYoga]

It's "massage therapist", not "masseuse".

(I'm not one, but work with one. She is not a rub-n-tug chickie, she's a professional!!)

Also, it's "flight attendant", not "stewardess".

These terms went out the window, what, like 15-20 years ago?

FFS, catch up, will you??

Rant over.

Sorry but it's a pile of bollocks

Just because all these terms keep changing, doesn't mean people should have to immediately use them if they don't feel comfortable.

er, isnt it "cabin crew"?

I think it is a load of bollocks too.

FFS i thought this was going to be a thread about stuff that actually matters. not semantics

i bet my job title has changed over the years ~ i am a domestic atm but 8 years ago it was ward hostess.

as long as i get paid for the job i do i really don't care about the title of the job

I thought it was ''trolly dollys''

Was just about to say that you are probably nbu and then did quick refresh - bollocks eh?

The thing is, it's really hard to tell whether I'm old fashioned, or somebody has just bigged-up their job title to make it sound like more than it really is. Eg customer experience enhancement consultant = shop assistant.

Why not masseuse or stewardess by the way?

Why not? Umm... I actually don't know :o

pmsl @ Rub-n-tug chickie

I bet that would look good on a cv.

Or a business card :o

Oh, I think "masseuse" "and stewardess" mean that the professions were practiced by women only. I think they needed to find terms that worked for men, as more men became massage therapists and "cabin crew".

ummmmm masseur and steward?

Job titles change as people look for more respect and professional recognition. So masseuse becomes massage therapist. Secretary becomes admin assistant, etc. But as long as the original titles aren't demeaning or racist I don't think it matters much....

Apparently male massage therapists gets quite offended if they're called masseurs. I don't know why though.

However - I heard someone call a male massage therapist "a male masseuse" recently. Now that had me PMSL :o

...on a tangent... why do people feel it necessary to specify "a male nurse"? Why not just say "nurse"? I mean, if they're doing a good job, sex shouldn't matter, should it?

Ah well, I expect I'm full of shite as well as unreasonable. Worth pindering, though.

Pondering, even.

My best friend's husband is a nurse and he's just called a nurse. :)

See, that's how I think it should be. I think calling male nurses anything but "nurses" is an example of not joining the 21st century. :)

I still say 'head mistress/ head master' instead of 'head teacher' or whatever it is now. I think you get to an age where it gets harder to remember to use new terminology

15/20 years ago isn't really long enough for some descriptions to die out.

That's a fair point. 15-20 years might seem long to me (although i was 22 about 5 minutes ago) but it isn't really that long.

Ok, I was being U. :)

If you were really in the 21st Century you'd know that a male nurse is a 'Murse' and a male nanny is a 'Manny'

Lol I do keep trying not to say Head Mistress as it sounds a bit Miss Whiplash in this day and age, but I can't seem to stop.

:o
weedle, that made me spray my coffee over the laptop screen!

Is that a bit like the male brassiere being a "bro"?

If a male nurse is a murse

Is a female nurse a furse?

And if a male nanny is a manny

Is a female nanny a fanny?

An a female nanny is a fanny :o