john smith wrote:
In article ,
"G. Sylvester" wrote:
I've been flying since they had fans on the front. They will always be
stews and stewardesses, just Oshkosh will always be "Oshkosh and not
Airventure
Roger - I have plenty of respect for the things you have to say but in
this case, the term is wrong. It is nonetheless common and somewhat
offensive. Kind of like calling an Asian person an Oriental. It's
wrong and offensive. In NY where I grew up, everyone called Asians as
Orientals. it wasn't until I moved to California I learned that it was
wrong. History won't make it right.
What Gerald seems to be saying is... you need to learn political
correctness.
The problem is, you don't know which of their self-appointed "leaders"
to follow.
Remember, it's not polite to offend anyone, even if they deserve it.


my god (and I'm a born-again atheist ;-) ) am I being accused of being
politically correct? There's no chance in hell that would happen. My
friends would laugh their a$$es off about that one. Anyway, this isn't
about being politically correct. After all, if you aren't friendly to
the FA's, how could possibly expect to get the pre-departure warm nuts.
Now when you are talking about the UA Red Carpet Club matrons or
dragons, that's another story. ;-) And from now on, I'm referring to
Airbus SIC's as the "assistant to the real pilot" or should that be
"assistant busdriver?"

Gerald