In this case, the school in question is Northern Arizona University, whose team nickname (for the men's teams) was and still is the 'Lumberjacks' – so I'm assuming that rather than calling the women's teams the 'Lumberjills', they went with 'Lady Jacks'. Remember too that this was back in 2006, when common sense still held sway, and calling a female a 'lady' wasn't seen as being almost as bad as called her a 'b****' or a 'c***'.
For the record, they now (in 2023) apparently refer to all teams, male or female, as 'Lumberjacks'.
As for me, for more than sixty years I always thought calling someone a 'lady' or 'gentleman' or answering them with a 'yes ma'am' or 'yes sir' was a sign of respect and honor, and I'm not about to change now. I don't give a diddly-damn if someone wants to call it 'micro-aggression'; I'll just settle back with a box of popcorn and enjoy watching them have a 'micro-hissy-fit' about it.
-"BB"- Has a point. 20 years in the military and female officers were ma'am. Yes ma'am, no ma'am, end of discussion. A sign of respect that carried over naturally to civilian life. Now as the culture wars continue to spiral out of control that's suddenly taboo. Screw that. But it's too painful to sit back, watch this show, and enjoy it. Better to tune out, check out, and drink more bourbon.
I bet they will handedly beat their opponents.
ReplyDeleteAnd the term "lady" is apparently a form of micro-aggression.
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> a form of micro-aggression
ReplyDeleteCompared to what she did, I think we can let that slide.
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ReplyDeleteIn this case, the school in question is Northern Arizona University, whose team nickname (for the men's teams) was and still is the 'Lumberjacks' – so I'm assuming that rather than calling the women's teams the 'Lumberjills', they went with 'Lady Jacks'. Remember too that this was back in 2006, when common sense still held sway, and calling a female a 'lady' wasn't seen as being almost as bad as called her a 'b****' or a 'c***'.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, they now (in 2023) apparently refer to all teams, male or female, as 'Lumberjacks'.
As for me, for more than sixty years I always thought calling someone a 'lady' or 'gentleman' or answering them with a 'yes ma'am' or 'yes sir' was a sign of respect and honor, and I'm not about to change now. I don't give a diddly-damn if someone wants to call it 'micro-aggression'; I'll just settle back with a box of popcorn and enjoy watching them have a 'micro-hissy-fit' about it.
-"BB"-
BB, have a microbrew with your popcorn. 😁
ReplyDelete-"BB"- Has a point. 20 years in the military and female officers were ma'am. Yes ma'am, no ma'am, end of discussion. A sign of respect that carried over naturally to civilian life. Now as the culture wars continue to spiral out of control that's suddenly taboo. Screw that. But it's too painful to sit back, watch this show, and enjoy it. Better to tune out, check out, and drink more bourbon.
ReplyDeleteI think "lady" is taboo, but haven't heard of "ma'am" being frowned on in any way. Feel free to enlighten me if I am wrong.
ReplyDeleteMa'am is now polarizing
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