Re: "he" in emacs manuals [sexist, tisk tisk]

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From: Sebastian Rahtz
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 1990 09:33

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In article <1990Jul25.193625.21301@stretch.cs.mun.ca> tony4@stretch.cs.mun.ca (Anthony H. Galway) writes:

			       GET A LIFE! 
what does this mean?

   and acceptance of a new way does not make use of the old way wrong or
   sexist.
it was, and is, unreflecting sexism like this that has caused so much
trouble

not to mention
   Save the whales .............................. we'll need them for
   food later.

:-}

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Subject: Re: "he" in emacs manuals [sexist, tisk tisk]
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