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9. It's a widely used term

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:56 AM

Nov 2020

In schools and colleges it’s never been questioned as far as I know. I just retired from UC Berkeley and I don’t recall it ever being an issue. Ever.

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Damn, Native American Freshwoman Xochitl Torres Small went down in NM-2 [View all] Celerity Nov 2020 OP

This was always going to be tough to win. RandySF Nov 2020 #1

Good in a snarky sense carpetbagger Nov 2020 #2

What is a Freshwoman? left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #3

Please don't attack me for asking the question left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #5

I never have either lunatica Nov 2020 #6

I think the correct term would be 'first term representative' left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #7

Freshman is the usual. Established gender neutral by use and custom. Hortensis Nov 2020 #8

It's a widely used term lunatica Nov 2020 #9

Me neither. Congrats on your next stage of life. :) Hortensis Nov 2020 #10

So far it's turning out to be my best decade! lunatica Nov 2020 #11

Love to hear it! Won't tell my husband of 50 years, but Hortensis Nov 2020 #12

Yeah, I realized I was one of those people lunatica Nov 2020 #13

You bet, and thank goodness. We once had a very sweet Hortensis Nov 2020 #14