[Gendergap] Gendergap Digest, Vol 9, Issue 5

[Ralph Teckentrup]

One word on the girl thing:

Maggie, you should keep in mind that Béria is not a native speaker of
English but of Portuguese. In German of course it would be quite offensive
to call a grown up woman or a group of women "Mädchen".

Regards

Ralph



Von: gendergap-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:gendergap-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org] Im Auftrag von Maggie
Gesendet: Samstag, 1. Oktober 2011 19:38
An: gendergap at lists.wikimedia.org
Betreff: Re: [Gendergap] Gendergap Digest, Vol 9, Issue 5

I apologize if you are offended and find this discouraging, but I am not
apologizing for what I've said. And putting a happy face at the end of your
comment does not mean you haven't invalidated my opinions. I voiced opinions
that I know several people on this list, let alone many women on Wikipedia,
are thinking. I may be very blunt in my style, and this might put people off
of me, but I found what Beria said to be more insulting and "discouraging." 
(...)