Beware travelers with bratty kids

On 2007-01-27, G. Sylvester wrote:
Roger - I have plenty of respect for the things you have to say but in
this case, the term is wrong.

I'm curious - what makes the term 'steward' or 'stewardess' offensive or
wrong? I can't think of any negative connotations of the term which
would do so. As far as I know, at least where I live, the collective
term is "cabin crew" and the singular term is "steward" or "stewardess",
and this is what the cabin crew actually call themselves.

I always thought "flight attendant" sounded slightly demeaning compared
to "steward" or "cabin crew".

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