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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
So when I turn on SportsCenter tonight and see Jennifer Hedger and Brian Mudryk, would it be incorrect to describe Hedger as a woman?
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Technically correct, but utterly unrelated to her ability to do her job. Do your coworkers call you "White Man TurekFan"? Do you introduce yourself as "TurekFan the White Man"?
The only time it's appropriate to refer to somebody by solely by their gender, or because of their gender, is when you're discussing gender. Similarly you can refer to a person's race when you're discussing race -- but then again why are you discussing race? You feel you actually have a point to add that hasn't been already covered these last 200 years?
Point is there's no reason to do it at all, and it's a sign of ignorance, immaturity, or worse.