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Forum: The Maple Leaf

Feb 1st 2017, 3:28 am

Replies: 196

Gender equality

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Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

I was in the brownies, I cut a cake with Lady Baden Powell (wish I still had the press cutting).

My son was in Woodcraft Folk, equality ruled.

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 29th 2017, 10:21 pm

Replies: 196

Gender equality

Views: 10,066

Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

Personally, I've offered a seat to males and females if I felt they were in need - elderly, incapacitated, unsteady, with small children.. gender means nothing to me in those circumstances.

I also...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 28th 2017, 2:37 am

Replies: 196

Gender equality

Views: 10,066

Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

I can assure you that it is a used in Canada as an insult. It's not just in prisons either - although here's a post...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 27th 2017, 10:09 pm

Replies: 196

Gender equality

Views: 10,066

Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

My former husband told me it was an unacceptable word to use in Canada, when I had used the term. Additionally, in my job I have to be aware of all nuances of words in use - hence the link.
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Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 27th 2017, 6:09 pm

Replies: 196

Gender equality

Views: 10,066

Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

After all the years that the poster has been in Canada, I expect him to understand the meaning of it in Canada... I learned it in the first 2 years.

Regardless, it was insulting, inappropriate and...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 27th 2017, 5:31 pm

Replies: 196

Gender equality

Views: 10,066

Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

:goodpost:

Exactly. Thank you.

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 27th 2017, 5:18 pm

Replies: 196

Gender equality

Views: 10,066

Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

Goof? I presume you understand the level of insult (http://www.definition-of.com/goof) that word has? :thumbdown:

No. He's a caring, affectionate and generous man who was head over heels in love....

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 26th 2017, 11:54 pm

Replies: 196

Gender equality

Views: 10,066

Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

Exactly.

Lesson learned by him, I'm hoping!

:eek:

(I saw what you did there, lol)

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 26th 2017, 11:43 pm

Replies: 196

Gender equality

Views: 10,066

Posted By Siouxie

Re: Gender equality

My son has found a similar issue with expectations of being paid for.

Example - g/f (at that time of 1 year), they went to Montreal for a week - they stayed at a 5* hotel, had dinners, drinks and...

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