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WCDT Strips 3491 to 3495 (29 May to 2 June 2017)
pwhodges:
Things change slowly, and sometimes the apparently sexist word is forced to adapt. For instance, here in the UK it is no longer possible to assume that someone with the title "Nurse" is female - male nurses have the same title without any modification, and this usage is presented without comment on TV and radio. Similarly, in the armed forces, the most senior nursing position of "Matron" is held by male or female officers without any change in the title.
OTOH, there was a move a few years ago to change the senior nurse on a ward from "Sister" (female) or "Charge Nurse" (male) to "Ward Manager" (either). But many hospitals have not made the change as it is suggested that patients (especially the older ones) are confused when they find that such a familiar title as "Sister" is no longer used.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Akima on 29 May 2017, 13:27 ---Well... That is sexism after all, isn't it? We're all used to it, but we don't have to like it. The idea that women have some greater duty to look after family members, should shoulder a greater proportion of caregiving work, and have some lesser entitlement to independence, is deeply engrained in all human societies, and obviously in Clinton too. [/url][/i].
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It probably has something to do with fully functioning mammary glands being overwhelmingly in the possession of the same people who are equipped with ovaries and uteruses (or should that be uteri?). "Nurse" has multiple meanings.
On a related note, I always assumed the use of "sister" to refer to medical nurses to be an artifact of the days when the profession was controlled by religious orders.
Kugai:
Careful there Clin-ton,, backpaddle too much there and you'll wind up cavitateing and going in circles ;D
tut21:
Butt Defender: When bears and fluffy clouds can no longer handle the job.
There's a lot going on in this comic. Have we seen that Robocop-style Enforcement Droid before?
Edit: Ah, Never mind.
SubaruStephen:
ED-209 making his cameo I see.
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