On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 12:18 PM horrido <horrido.hobb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks! > > I have a question for everyone. Someone has taken me to task for being > "sexist". He says I should refer to "grandparent" instead of "grandfather". > > I'd like to ask for your opinion. Would "grandparent" sound better in my > article? Imagine replacing all instances of "grandfather" with > "grandparent". Would it have the same impact? > Arguably, it is sexist. But, I think it is also accurate. I am guessing that better than 99% of grandparents driving Maserattis are or were male. I think we sometimes rely on dogma rather than reason. Still, it is worth being aware of the word choices you make and whether they may be inappropriate for the circumstances. > Thanks. > > > > Lorenzo wrote > > Great work Rich!!!! > > > > > > > > My best compliments. > > > > > > > > Lorenzo > > > > > > > > Da: Pharo-users [mailto: > > > pharo-users-bounces@.pharo > > > ] Per conto di Richard Kenneth Eng > > Inviato: lunedì 6 gennaio 2020 19:07 > > A: > > > pharo-users@.pharo > > > Oggetto: [Pharo-users] Smalltalk: It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Programming > > Language > > > > > > > > > https://levelup.gitconnected.com/smalltalk-its-not-your-grandfather-s-programming-language-f1985eaa17ff > > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html > >
