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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 3:26 am
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Misco60
 
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Originally Posted by Duck1981
My question would be if someone of the transgender/ queer / intersexual or any other community was actually offended by 'Ladies and Gentlemen', or do we try as a society too hard driven by the overwhelming need to be politically correct?
A small number of people seem to be perpetually offended by anything, but most in the "LGBTQI+ community" (a term that I, a gay man, roll my eyes at) see nothing wrong with "ladies and gentlemen" other than the fact that it can sound a little stuffy and old fashioned.

It is, however, good to also be sensitive towards those who might not identify as a lady or a gentleman, and might even be going through a very difficult time with regard to gender identity, and as long as the new announcement is natural and doesn't sound like BA is trying to hard to be seen as inclusive then I'm all for it.
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