As I said to that person, I've used the term for 25 years
as a term of respect for women (esp., my wife and 3
daughters) and it never even occurred to me that the
cultural perception of the term had changed...evidently
so !! So, again, apologies, and I will endeavor to not
use the term again.
XAIREIN...
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