Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 3, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote: > It's probably not best to title any photograph using a "term of > endearment" as descriptor or in a description. It would not be appropriate > in journalism. But National Geographic's photo of an "Afghan girl" is > exactly that. Had it been of an "Afghan female", it would sound like a > scientific paper. the term "Afghan girl" was exactly that, the term senorita is used, shall we say, indiscriminately..... s > > Jeffery > > > On Jul 3, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> On Jul 3, 2013, at 1:59 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: >> >>> I've been a semi-invalid for the last week recovering from cancer >>> surgery and I've found the last few editions of the LUG to be a good >>> substitute for "War of the Sexes." They take out the stiches in a few >>> days and I should be back to my usual acerbic self. >>> >>> >>> I personally am appalled at the cultural insensitivity to sexist >>> terminology exhibited by many male LUG members. Despite the fact that >>> some of us disagree with Tina's excessive regard for Leica equipment, we >>> don't refer to her as a senorita... >> >> >> I have to agree that the way senorita is used here on the LUG, I find to >> be disrespectful to women, condescending, demeaning, and >> >> ultimately sexist. We don't refer to young men by the equivalent. >> >> If one of my daughters were photographed by a LUG member and described >> in these terms, that young lady would certainly not be >> >> happy, and neither would her father. >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information