Re: OT-Reverse sexism?!

ROTFL, Pam you are too funny.

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism?!


> I've done that too - love it.  Now I just answer 'hola' and jabber in
pigeon Spanish and they hang up. It's great.  LOL
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 21:59:23 -0500
>
> >Actually, in the days before caller ID when telemarketing was more
> >prevelant (outlawed here now if you've signed up)I had lots of calls for
> >Mrs. Morrissy.  I said "There is no Mrs. Morrissy.  "OH, Mr. Morrissy
> >then."  "There is no Mr. Morrissy."  "Oh."  They usually gave up after
that.
> >Kitty
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Pamela J. Evans <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Date: 1/28/2003 6:36:02 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism?!
> >>
> >> People call me Mrs. Evans all the time. I tell them Mrs. Evans is my
> >> mother, not me. When people find out I've never been married, most are
> >> astounded, even in this day and age. (was engaged twice, it didn't
> >> "take")
> >>
> >> It's amazing, isn't it??
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >> From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> >> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> Date:  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 18:06:45 -0500
> >>
> >> >Jim,
> >> >I guess what I should have said was that understood their use of the
> >term,
> >> >but didn't agree with it.
> >> >
> >> >I remember in the late 70s a friend of mine, a pilot, lost out on a
job
> >to
> >> >a woman who had a lot less flying time.  They said they had to hire
> >women.
> >> >I don't agree with that.  I also had a husband who refused to tip
> >waiters;
> >> >didn't want to "encourage them to stay in that line of work" because
he
> >> >wanted to be waited on by a cute girl.  (I always left the guy a nice
big
> >> >tip)
> >> >
> >> >I also resent the refusal to use the title Ms.  A salesperson called
and
> >> >referred to me as Mrs. Morrissy, I told her I'm not married and that
it
> >was
> >> >bad form to assume I was.  She said she was instructed to use only
Mrs.
> >I
> >> >resent this - as if single people don't count.  Then I received a
> >Cemetery
> >> >service offering through my church, addressed to Kitty Morrissy.  All
3
> >> >pages of the letter described everything offered as being conditioned
on
> >> >the purchase of 2 plots, vaults, urns, whatever.  I called to tell
them
> >> >that this is exceptionally rude marketing, and were I interested in
such
> >> >services, I would definitely shop elsewhere.
> >> >
> >> >Why don't single people count?
> >> >
> >> >Kitty
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> [Original Message]
> >> >> From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
> >> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> >> Date: 1/28/2003 4:45:14 PM
> >> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] now plant clubs- Reverse sexism?!
> >> >>
> >> >> you're right of course, kitty. but at risk of being a sexist, i
think
> >the
> >> >> women who have carried the torch against sexist behavior by men
> >against
> >> >> women have cozened the word as their own with only their definition
as
> >> >> acceptable.
> >> >>
> >> >> i think that's why when cooler heads [or both sexes] joined the
> >> >discussion,
> >> >> reverse sexism came to be used as the other kind.
> >> >>
> >> >> At 06:27 AM 1/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >> >I have to ask this qstn. The subject line has been bugging me. What
do
> >> >> >you mean by reverse sexism? Being sexist is the same abhorant
behavior
> >> >> >whether it is a preference of male over female or female over male.
> >> >> >Reverse sexism then would be the opposite; no preference, wouldn't
it?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Kitty
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
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> >> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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