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Royal Canadian Navy plans to replace 'seaman' with gender-neutral term
thepostmillennial.com ^ | Sam Edwards July 17, 2020 8:45 AM

Posted on 07/17/2020 7:00:57 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: sojc

I remember a headline in the old Pittsburgh Press one Saturday in 1985.

Some of those Greenpeace idiots had sailed over from Alaska to the shore of the USSR to protest Soviet whaling. Of course they all got picked-up and tossed in the Russian hoosegow. The State Department deputized the Mayor of Nome to go over and negotiate their release.

That headline on the morning they were expected to be sprung read,

“RELEASE OF SEAMEN EXPECTED”

LOL!


21 posted on 07/17/2020 7:41:10 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: sojc
Good move. Sailor does sound much better than seaman regardless of any gender sensitivity. Our 10 yr old brains ruined seaman a long time ago.

Using my 10 year old brain, let's change the name to "Jizz."

22 posted on 07/17/2020 7:50:18 AM PDT by Thommas
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To: Red Badger
terms like "master seaman," "leading seaman," "able seaman" and "ordinary seaman."

master jizz, leading jizz, able jizz, ordinary jizz...

23 posted on 07/17/2020 7:52:00 AM PDT by Thommas
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To: Red Badger

How about “Gob”?


24 posted on 07/17/2020 7:54:58 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Red Badger

Seamonkeys?


25 posted on 07/17/2020 8:05:04 AM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: Red Badger

“trying to make sure their most junior members can feel proud of their ranks and feel safe.”

Unsafe? Effing snowflakes.... Wonder what the issue of the day is in the Red Chinese Navy? I bet it ain’t this...


26 posted on 07/17/2020 8:11:03 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Red Badger

Women have no place on Navy ships, except hospital ships.


27 posted on 07/17/2020 8:11:45 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Red Badger

Several years ago, Canada thought it would be a good idea to integrate its army, navy and air force into one unified service—including ranks. Chiefs became sergeants, seamen became privates. I don’t think they liked it.


28 posted on 07/17/2020 8:20:48 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Red Badger

Bob’s Burgers S09E13 - “Bed, Bob and Beyond”

Tina: “Seamen spilled all over the deck”

Linda: “TINA!”


29 posted on 07/17/2020 9:18:11 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Red Badger

Sailor ... “or” is masculine

aviator vs aviatrix

e.g., Amelia Earhart

senator vs senatrix

e.g., Senatrix Theadora

see also: dominatrix


30 posted on 07/17/2020 9:36:27 AM PDT by Redmen4ever (u)
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To: ripnbang

Never seen them so far to sea


31 posted on 07/17/2020 2:00:34 PM PDT by Polynikes ( Hakkaa paalle)
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To: Red Badger

Is “lucky pierre” taken?


32 posted on 07/17/2020 2:01:27 PM PDT by Polynikes ( Hakkaa paalle)
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To: Red Badger

I came to say the same thing. Duh.

Why do people make things more difficult than they need to be.


33 posted on 07/17/2020 2:33:45 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Thommas

And if they are not “able” there is a pill for that.


34 posted on 07/17/2020 2:35:59 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: rickmichaels

I’m in South Carolina and I’m 76 years old, fifty years ago we would look at a guy like the one sitting to the right of Trump and someone would comment, “If he ain’t queer he missed a damned good opportunity.”


35 posted on 07/18/2020 12:21:46 PM PDT by RipSawyer
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To: TokarevM57

The Marines are always looking for a few good persons.


36 posted on 07/18/2020 12:24:35 PM PDT by RipSawyer
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