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randome

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9. "Sir!"
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 07:27 PM
Mar 2014

Just because I think gender-specific terms are fading away and we should encourage that. We already call women 'actors' and 'chairman' and 'fireman' and 'officer' and 'astronaut'. And what does 'mankind' refer to?

It's time we drop the silly pretense of needing to know gender when we speak. Just thought I'd throw that in there.
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Doris ? dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #1
He got any problems with female flight attendants helping him get his worthless hide tanyev Mar 2014 #2
Val, Alexis, Keisha, Tina and Roxy. cloudbase Mar 2014 #3
A pilot! Aristus Mar 2014 #4
The fifth repost of a story about a West Jet Pilot.... ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #5
I didn't even get past the headline, MrScorpio - raven mad Mar 2014 #6
Crazy people Token Republican Mar 2014 #7
"Captain" opiate69 Mar 2014 #8
"Sir!" randome Mar 2014 #9
I thought the word was "aviatrix". Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2014 #10
And the Lord Said, "Put Thine Carry-On In The Space Under The Front Of Thine Seat" Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #20
Probably "underpaid and lacking adequate sleep." Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #11
A Pilot... Ecumenist Mar 2014 #12
Not only politically incorrect but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #13
Whatever she wants eom TransitJohn Mar 2014 #14
Screw the fundamentalist sexist prick with a pitchfork. Drew Richards Mar 2014 #15
I'd love to hear the rationale for why male genetalia is required for flying. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2014 #16
Prehensile Penis for additional Yaw control? Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #19
Please tell me SwankyXomb Mar 2014 #17
And then there's the old one..... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #18
By her name, surely. mathematic Mar 2014 #21
Pilota bigwillq Mar 2014 #22
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