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[Rachel Cox <rachel AT hesketh.com>]

At 02:54 PM 9/21/2001 -0400, Dave Spitz wrote:
>And another way to test your theory is to ask someone in the armed services
>"which approach do you feel is more respectful?" Are you willing to wager
>the answer? I certainly am.
>

Disrespect is, IMO, a crime of intent. If I find it disrespectful
of you to call me a girl instead of a woman, and you believe - whether
because you don't know me personally or because you mom and her friends
like to be called girls or what have you - that calling me a girl is
acceptable and even flattering, then while I may be offended, you've
not acted with disrespect. If you know that calling me a girl will
offend me and you do it anyway, meaning to offend me, then you've
acted with disrespect.

Regards -
Rachel
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