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Thread #100865   Message #2028243
Posted By: GUEST,mg
17-Apr-07 - 05:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: 'cleaning lady' as insult
Subject: BS: 'cleaning lady' as insult
Something else has bothered me about this Imus thing, this time about calling a journalist a cleaning lady. It should not be so in this land called America that we can insult someone by calling them a job title. We should all respect each and every worker, and I would say in particular those who do the less monetarily rewarding jobs, that people should just go huh?/?? or eh??? if you are in Canada...where is the insult in calling someone that. Now I realize he was trying to insult her and I realize she went to a lot of college and put a lot of work into her profession and there are historical antecedants here etc...But it should be the same as calling someone a doctor or electrician or something...we need to respect all honest work and those who do it, either out of preference for that type of work, or circumstances that don't give them many choices. If someone called me a cleaning lady, which they wouldn't because I am not gifted in that area, I would say, "if indeed I were one, I would be quite proud of my skills and my contribution to medical facilities, business facilities, families etc." It is a very odd insult to me,because it is something people should be proud of, as they should be proud of whatever they do. mg