<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>"I find it interesting that the ones getting upset about this are men.  I have one question:  Is it really the choice of adjectives?  or is it the gender of the person using that = adjective?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hi Barb. I was actually thinking just the opposite. It occurred to = me that even I might interpret a man using the sh#$ word in a post to be = inappropriate - maybe becuause I would assume he was trying to be crude. With a woman = using the mild little s word - especially in the context that Maria did - I am = more apt to think it is cute and colorful, and not meant to be crude, but rather to = be a bit of an exclamation point (especially if it and other offensive-to-some = words are not used repeatedly).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It may be the men who are of the opinion that women should stick to = housework, the kitchen, and raising babies who may well have a = mindset consistent with your quote above.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:egzakto@charter.net" = title=egzakto@charter.net>egzakto</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 06, = 2000 6:44 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: To Bob...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>  <P><A href="mailto:SpockinKansas@AOL.COM">SpockinKansas@AOL.COM</A> = wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT = size=+0>In a message dated 12/06/00 7:54:49 AM Eastern Standard = Time,</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=+0><A href="mailto:maria.arnelof@spray.se">maria.arnelof@spray.se</A> writes:</FONT></FONT> <BR>  <BR>  <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1>....I cannot pretend to be</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT = face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>someone that is so uptight that one</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT = color=#000000><FONT size=-1>cant say a bad word ever in a = joking</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1>manner. This is simply not my</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>style...and it has nothing to do with</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT = color=#000000><FONT size=-1>culture. Though, there are</FONT></FONT></FONT> = <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>differences to = as how we ppl.</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT = color=#000000><FONT size=-1>interpret words. That I admit.</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=+0>1. Your reply to all comments was sarcastic and = obnoxious</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=+0>2. This is a PUBLIC forum. You don't use words in that manner in a list that</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=+0>reaches many people. Humor has = nothing to do with it.</FONT></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=+0>Caleb</FONT></FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>I find it = interesting that the ones getting upset about this are men.  I have one = question:  Is it really the choice of adjectives?  or is it the gender of the = person using that adjective? <BR>(Ok, so that was two questions...) <BR>Barb = McHugh <BR>(zipping up flame-retardant suit and hitting the "send" button) </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>