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Shane Voss <[log in to unmask]>
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Shane Voss <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 11 May 2016 09:12:43 +0100
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On 11/05/16 05:16, Andrew Z wrote:
> Gents,
>    boss (wife) started to complain ...

There is a presumption in those words that all (helpful) members of this list 
are male.  As noted in The Register[1] "attempted self-aware hopefully ironic 
sexism is almost always indistinguishable from actual sexism."

    Shane

[1] 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/04/ithe_registeris_entirely_serious_new_years_resolutions_for_2016/
-- 
Shane Voss, Computing Officer, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
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