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Old 12-28-2005, 04:44 PM
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Default Re: dumb airplane question

This is so silly. If the term "stewardess" is outdated because it conjures sexist images, that is somewhat understandable. To suggest that the entire -ess suffix is offensive because it identifies the gender of its subject? That's just plain oversensitive.
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