One correction: I'm a female Sam. I've was nicknamed Sam at age three. My real name is Sharon. But, I totally agree. In some of the Olympic competitions, gender is not a factor -- ie. equestrian events. Men and women compete against each other; because it's really all about the horse! Also age is not much of a factor, either. One of the …
One correction: I'm a female Sam. I've was nicknamed Sam at age three. My real name is Sharon. But, I totally agree. In some of the Olympic competitions, gender is not a factor -- ie. equestrian events. Men and women compete against each other; because it's really all about the horse! Also age is not much of a factor, either. One of the competitors in dressage was 55 and she's the winningest equestrian in the Olympics. If the horses don't care, why should the people? I don't know if it matters in shooting sports, either. It certainly doesn't matter in chess.
apologies.; I tend to make incorrect misogynous assumptions myself about names. My first great love was Charlie, I couldn't bring myself to call her that.
Nevertheless I can admit it, and had to admit to Charlie, my attitude is wrong.
i know. i am unclear why i have that failing . Maybe because I stuttererd and couldn't pronounce it (I don't believe it was feminine nor masculine) but i couldn't get my tongue around kentrolaphagat. My parents always continued to call me that, but for everyone else I quickly became ken. But i don't know what the connection would be
It bugs me, though I've known several women who go by "sam" , that I always make a misogynist assumption ii is male.
I have a grandson who was Ben but became Gwen and I have no problem with that, I have no problem with women being any name, and there is a trend towards unigender names---my issue, is with myself, and my continually making false assumptions.
But names are important, people do want their names spelled and pronounced correctly.
One correction: I'm a female Sam. I've was nicknamed Sam at age three. My real name is Sharon. But, I totally agree. In some of the Olympic competitions, gender is not a factor -- ie. equestrian events. Men and women compete against each other; because it's really all about the horse! Also age is not much of a factor, either. One of the competitors in dressage was 55 and she's the winningest equestrian in the Olympics. If the horses don't care, why should the people? I don't know if it matters in shooting sports, either. It certainly doesn't matter in chess.
apologies.; I tend to make incorrect misogynous assumptions myself about names. My first great love was Charlie, I couldn't bring myself to call her that.
Nevertheless I can admit it, and had to admit to Charlie, my attitude is wrong.
A name is a name. Mine was a nickname I got when I was three. It stuck.
i know. i am unclear why i have that failing . Maybe because I stuttererd and couldn't pronounce it (I don't believe it was feminine nor masculine) but i couldn't get my tongue around kentrolaphagat. My parents always continued to call me that, but for everyone else I quickly became ken. But i don't know what the connection would be
It bugs me, though I've known several women who go by "sam" , that I always make a misogynist assumption ii is male.
I have a grandson who was Ben but became Gwen and I have no problem with that, I have no problem with women being any name, and there is a trend towards unigender names---my issue, is with myself, and my continually making false assumptions.
But names are important, people do want their names spelled and pronounced correctly.