Feminist Pub 16: where the Bluestockings develop armoured stockings to deal with the thousand paper cuts

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Carry on.

Kickass, I think bitch has been "acceptable" for a fairly long while. Remember the Meridith Brooks song? That's coming up to 20 years now. Don't think I've noticed shit get used on the radio though.

Was looking at the Telegraph letters (are not a normal reader) from a google search and noticed they are all addressed "Sir". Is that because they know the editor is a man or assumed?

it's probably stylistic - i don't know whether the correspondents would have written that or not but it may well be the way they present them in print. so it sort of doesn't matter whether the letter-writer knows or assumes male or female editor, the change is probably made anyway

private eye do the same so it comes across as mocking a rather pompous style

i had a quick look at the online letters to the london evening standard (the only paper with a female EIC that i can think of) and that doesn't start with any sort of address, it just launches into the letter

I imagine the telegraph corrects them to house style - I'm sure some people write "dear mr x" or whatever.

I disapprove of using the word "bitch" except in describing female dogs. > In fact, just "dog" would do. >

Urban dictionary thinks words related to "prud" include "slut", "whore" and "moby dicked". Never heard of moby dicked.

I've been addressed as "Dear Sir" a few times, despite having a picture on my home page. And I really don't look like a man.

i liked in Battlestar Galactica that Sir was used for anyone in authority. It ceased to be a male form of address, and became the way to address a commanding officer.

In the US, Bitch is way harsher, totally not Ok as a general word, which is why I was surprised it's been played ona record - it's always been blanked out before.

IIRC, the same applied in Elizabeth Moon's Serrano Legacy books (which are amazing) - all officers are "sir" no matter what sex.

That is all my brain can manage to contribute at the moment. I am feeling very intellectually flat. Probably from having been out of work too long. My brain is atrophying. Oh dear.

Is interesting as reminds me in my line of work with regards to 'Engineer' its been cheapened in the UK but around the world can mean either sex, and just means you have followed degree study into this field and is actually held in some regard.

Hi everyone. Sorry, I'm being a pain and dropping into the pub after not contributing much. But, I'm needing the pub a bit.

kickass, I liked that too - BSG is really interesting on gender.

annie - is it maybe post-PhD slump? Most people get that.

buffy - your DD rocks.

Neither do I Buffy, neither do I. Unfortunately, homework is not optional I still have about 30 reports to write because I just spend too long on each one, and they have to be done and handed in on Wednesday

Good luck, dragon. A small to go with the report-writing?

hiya LRD.

Sitting next to DS making him do his homework. It's a theme.

Btw, I just wanted to link to this: www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/22/john-bayley

It's John Bayley's obituary, which is sad, but I am fascinated that I think it is the first I've read that really writes up a man as 'the spouse'.

Cross post.

Hi, yonic. How are you?

Pretty good, bit overcommitted at work so got to juggle!

Eek. Hope it works out well.

I'll live!

How are you?

I can't drink with report writing!! I'd end up writing frank and uncensored reports that are definitely not suitable for parents to see

Ah, but this is virtual wine. Report-writing safe.

yonic - ok, thanks. Very busy, but in a good way.

I'm putting this here because I can't say it out loud. But tonight I really really hate that dp is a teacher

Buffy your Dd will go far I am sure and hopefully in precisely te direction of her how choosinf