Gender language

[Steven Maas (CUTR)]

Andrew Dinn wrote (in reply to my post about list censorsip): 

> Censorship? Gad!
> 
> Another sensitive, white, affluent US hot-button rears it's ugly head
> once again.
> 
> You know looking at this stuff from over here in the UK some of you
> Americans don't seem to have much of a head start on rats in mazes.
> 
> I think I need a holiday.

I was impolite in my wording, and for that I wish to aplogize to Ms.
Padgett, who I don't really think is a censor. 

Beyond that I ain't sure I unnerstan Mr. Dinn's reply, no doubt cuz a my
inferior Ammurican intelligence.  It sounds as if Mr. Dinn is dismissing
censorship (whether just on the list or in general, I don't know) as a
valid concern because it's a hot-button issue.  I think the presense or
absence of hot-buttonness is irrelevant to the importance of an issue. 

Have fun on your holiday, Mr. Dinn, and thanks for all of your hard work
on the list. 

	Steve