- From: Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net>
- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:13:33 -0500
- To: James Graham <james@hoppipolla.co.uk>
- CC: www-archive@w3.org
James Graham wrote: >> 1) Calling a participant "shrill" invokes gender stereotypes in a way >> that is completely inappropriate. >> > > Since this is a word that I used on irc, I feel I should respond. > > I did not imagine that my choice of words would invoke any form of > gender stereotyping. I don't know if this is because of my own naivety > or some cultural difference in the use of language. In any case it seems > that I was mistaken. In light of this, I apologise for any offense that > I have caused to Shelley or anyone else. > > Thank you for the apology. I understand about cultural differences. Wordnik has good coverage on the use of shrill when referring to another person's communication. http://www.wordnik.com/words/shrill Just as an FYI in the future. Shelley
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