chair/ -man/ -woman

[Jonathan Lighter]

Amy Kremer is Chairman of Tea Party Express.

When she appeared on CNN this morning, Soledad O'Brien introduced her as
"Chairman...[then dubiously] Is that  'Chairman' or 'Chairwoman'?'
Kremer sounded nonplussed: "Either one."

After the break, O'Brien reintroduced her as "ChairMAN" of the Tea Party
Express (her emphasis).

So female "chairman" is now regarded as so weird/ sexist/ Neanderthal that
it requires not only confirmation but heavy emphasis.

JL



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