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trof

(54,255 posts)
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 07:55 PM Aug 2020

Saw a photo of co-eds at Alabama on their way to class.

REALLY short shorts.

When I was there in the late 50s, early 60s, girls could not leave the dorm in BERMUDA shorts.
They had to wear a raincoat over them just to get out of the dorm.

My, my how things have changed.

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Saw a photo of co-eds at Alabama on their way to class. (Original Post) trof Aug 2020 OP
Times have changed. "Co-eds" is viewed as a sexist term. They are students. nt spooky3 Aug 2020 #1
Oh dear. *clutches pearls* trof Aug 2020 #3
Educate yourself, please. No one's clutching pearls; language is powerful and spooky3 Aug 2020 #7
Oh C'mon. question everything Aug 2020 #11
Yeah trof Sep 2020 #13
I have a double masters, am 57 and I essme Sep 2020 #17
Any of them wearing a mask? Hoyt Aug 2020 #2
Bless their hearts, they WERE! trof Aug 2020 #4
Well, that's good to hear. Hoyt Aug 2020 #5
... happybird Aug 2020 #6
Those were called Hot Pants.. question everything Aug 2020 #10
Ah, the days when I was a 'ute. 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #12
Groovy, baby trof Sep 2020 #14
We had riots at my college in 1970 SCantiGOP Aug 2020 #8
I think we're all waiting for you to post the photo. LastDemocratInSC Aug 2020 #9
Best I can do. trof Sep 2020 #15
Hunh. Didn't work. trof Sep 2020 #16

trof

(54,255 posts)
3. Oh dear. *clutches pearls*
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:04 PM
Aug 2020

Co-educational?
Meaning a facility that is open to both sexes?

Look, I'm still stuck at 'oriental' vs 'Asian'.
We have an old rug in the den that I was told is an 'oriental' carpet.
Is it now an Asian carpet?
It's too much for me.


spooky3

(34,231 posts)
7. Educate yourself, please. No one's clutching pearls; language is powerful and
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:44 PM
Aug 2020

sexism should not be tolerated on this site.

"The noun use is considered sexist and unprofessional by those who argue that it implies that including women somehow transforms what is "normal" (male-only "education" ) into something different ("coeducation" )."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-sex_education

(with citations - and you can find many more if you would stop being defensive and insulting.)

essme

(1,207 posts)
17. I have a double masters, am 57 and I
Wed Sep 2, 2020, 04:03 PM
Sep 2020

still say "co-eds."

Educate yourself- language is powerful, and I think your remarks are ageist.

Trof has earned the right to occasionally use language that is dated, and not have to listen to sanctimonious shit because of a small transgression.

trof

(54,255 posts)
4. Bless their hearts, they WERE!
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:06 PM
Aug 2020

Mask, backpack, T shirt, short shorts, Nikes.
It's like a uniform.

3Hotdogs

(12,145 posts)
12. Ah, the days when I was a 'ute.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 11:44 PM
Aug 2020

But that would be me in the back corner.. the guy in the striped shirt, not knowing what to do.

SCantiGOP

(13,841 posts)
8. We had riots at my college in 1970
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:47 PM
Aug 2020

The next semester, they dropped any limitations on opposite sex visitation in the dorms, and they even opened a bar in the Student Union building (it was 18 to drink wine and beer then).
They were basically saying: we don't care if you get drunk and have sex, just no more TV cameras showing you fighting cops on campus.

BTW, I saw Steve Martin at that on-campus venue before anybody had ever heard of him, and also saw Linda Ronstadt there. The cost of admission was your student ID, and they had cheap beer.

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