tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937389329760198169.post6388183151845293698..comments2020-12-08T15:09:34.055-06:00Comments on Feminist Discussion Group NOW ART BLOG: Waitress/Stewardess argumentDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740843642519577449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937389329760198169.post-58132249045179108382008-03-14T00:55:00.000-05:002008-03-14T00:55:00.000-05:00"There is no reason why a woman bringing you food ..."There is no reason why a woman bringing you food & drinks needs to be differented from a man doing exactly the same thing." <BR/><BR/><BR/>This, to me, is the only necessary (which is not to say the only legitimate) argument for gender neutral labels.<BR/><BR/>If there were a historical term for a black food service person (let's call it "blackfooder") there would be no precedent to utilize it to identify a server who is black. The principle is the same for gender-specific and race-specific job labels. They are completely unnecessary and simply continue to delude people that it matters what categories a person falls into in relation to their occupation.<BR/><BR/>It would be ridiculous to use such specific terms in occupations that are not traditionally separated in our language ("Black President Obama/Woman President Clinton/White Dude President Mccain will soon address the nation in the rose garden") and there is no good reason why certain occupations would require that kind of identifier.Dan Lindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584313348574891526noreply@blogger.com