skyblue17
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2017
Were you or anyone you know offended by the use of “ladies and gentlemen”?
I don’t know how you identify and I don’t care. You are a human being and that’s all I need to know. That is what makes you matter enough to be considered.
Just my opinion, but how about we just treat all human beings as human beings and quit worrying about who identifies as what?
I don’t care what they say on the airline. Nor do I care if anyone ever uses the term again. But this constant having to stop and think about every tiny little word tiring and most of the time the one who is supposed to be offended isn’t. It’s someone else that decides they should be.
I'm not offended. The post you quoted is about as well as I can explain why it's being done. Not necessarily because of offense, but because of consideration.
I agree all human beings should be treated as human beings, which is why I'm confused that so many people are doubling down on how this is not necessary. A lot of "who cares, but...". I'll admit that I DO care, because I think representation and inclusion is important, and a good way to show respect to others is to not argue about how that representation is nonsense or a small minority or any other term that may or may not have been used in this thread or elsewhere.