Off Topic - Training Courses for Women

[Clyde Hollinger]

Friends,

In general, it's okay to poke fun at ourselves, but we have to be pretty careful
when we poke fun at others.  The Golden Rule is appropriate here:  do unto
others as you would have them do unto you.  I would certainly hope that if a
woman would write something offensive to men and later realize it, that she
would apologize, and I think many would.

But I agree that the PC thing has gone too far.  I cannot for the life of me
understand why the majority is suppressed in favor of the minority, but that's
the way things seem to be going in this country.  I think we should show the
minorities due respect, for sure.

I do not consider myself overly concerned with political correctness, but we
should regard all persons with respect, even when we have a serious disagreement
with them.

Regards,
Clyde

Dave Nereson wrote:

>     If women posted a similar list about men, they would NOT apologize for
> potentially offending men.  The PC thing has gone too far.  Blacks could do
> a similar list about whites, and it would be "funny", but the other way
> 'round, and it would be "racist".  No sense of humor or toleration of
> tongue-in-cheek,  good-natured kidding anymore.  Do you, Jeannie, think the
> author of this list is actually serious about and/or believes every item on
> it?  I seriously doubt it, but we can't laugh at ourselves anymore.   Yes,
> some of the items perpetuate a stereotype, but women do the same with men,
> and so do TV commercials, as though every single one of us men lives for and
> can think about nothing but
> beer, sex, sports, cars, hunting, beef, etc. etc. ad nauseam.   I thought
> the list was amusing, cute, but that only a few items apply a very small
> percentage of the time to only a very few of the women I know.