ImageSMART TALK
by Dr. Amelia Raitt Payne



MALE NURSE: The Underbelly Prerecorder ran a feature last week about Gabriel "Gabby" Johnson, one of the few area natives on our staff.  It said, "Mr. Johnson is a male nurse at the the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired."

As staff physician at the I.L.I., I have the honor of  writing this letter to the editor.  I must complain on two counts: 

We already know he's a male, thank you.

Saying male nurse implies the same prejudice as does saying stewardess instead of flight attendant. 

As it happens, most of our nurses happen to be men.


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