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Originally Posted by RHClarke
Et tu, Alex?!? Fishers? It's time to quit listening to CBC Radio Canada. I believe the majority of fishermen are MEN. Fishers are furry little hellions that look good skinned and draped off lovely ladies...
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All have of course noticed that despite the Canadian media's headlong rush to expunge gender specific terms a la Orwell's Newspeak, there is one glaring omission: Gunman. It's easier for the Liberals to foist ever more oppressive gun control legislation, without debate in the House of Commons, of course, if the population has first been indoctrinated in the equation, Guns=Violence=Men.
I took a Vancouver Sun editor to task years ago for their continuing usage of this very gender specific term. His response? He couldn't come up with another term for Gunman! I resisted the urge to challenge his credentials to be the editor of a large city newspaper and came up with several alternatives: criminal, perpetrator, bad actor, for example. Of course, my suggestions were ignored and they continue to use Gunman to this day.
Rant over, Derek.