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Originally Posted by HarryT
Especially in cases where the writer would not have used an adjective had the person being described been a man. If a writer uses the expression "lady editor" in a situation where they would not have said "gentleman editor", that's both condescending and sexist.
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Mostly I'd agree with you, except, you normally have expectations of the gender of a person when discussing some roles (and I'll admit to not knowing enough about publishing to know if that is the case here), and if the gender is not the one that automatically comes to mind you add the gender - think of the stag party if they book a stripper and get a male stripper
Similarly you have others where you wouldn't mention the gender for the opposite because it is assumed :-
women's football teams
male cheerleaders
honest politicians
women racing drivers
ladyboys (confusing enough already without stripping out gender references)
white rapper
male model
male nanny
female jockey
etc
OK, I admit I was going to add something for Liverpudlian's but held back
Bring on the flames
