Age and gender _and further_ confusion at the Olympics

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

This doesn't seem any more problematical--or worthy of comment--than "White
Fails to Qualify for 100-Meter Final," "Black Fails to Qualify for 100-Meter
Final," or even "Bone Fails to Qualify for 100-Meter Final." It is not the
practice of newspapers to use "Mr/Ms.Mrs/Miss" in headlines, not even to prevent
adolescents from snickering at the puerile perception of a double entendre.

In a message dated 8/16/08 3:26:12 PM, cats22 at FRONTIERNET.NET writes:


> And then there was this from the NYT this morning:
>
> Breaking News Alert
> The New York Times
> Saturday, August 16, 2008 -- 8:53 AM ET
>
> -----
>
> _Gay Fails to Qualify for 100-Meter Final_
>
> Perhaps there wasn't room in the print edition
> for the courtesy title.
> Or was this would-be qualifier viewed as a
> Ms-fit?
>
> dh
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