I certainly wasn't trying to imply that motherhood wasn't an occupation, and I'm sorry if you got that impression. However, that wasn't really the point of my comment. Surely you must agree that being a "girlfriend" is not a full time occupation!
I definitely agree, and I'm pleasantly surprised to see someone else bring this up, as I was just about to. As a "girlfriend" myself, who regularly does advanced tech support for people all over the world, I have frequently heard other people utter phrases like "so easy a girl could do it".
I also object to the practice of headline writers to refer to any man by his occupation ("Local Janitor Loses Home") and any woman by her family relationship ("Local Mom Sues Company"). To my mind, the headline of this story does the same thing... defines the woman by her relationship rather than her occupation.
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I certainly wasn't trying to imply that motherhood wasn't an occupation, and I'm sorry if you got that impression. However, that wasn't really the point of my comment. Surely you must agree that being a "girlfriend" is not a full time occupation!
I definitely agree, and I'm pleasantly surprised to see someone else bring this up, as I was just about to. As a "girlfriend" myself, who regularly does advanced tech support for people all over the world, I have frequently heard other people utter phrases like "so easy a girl could do it". I also object to the practice of headline writers to refer to any man by his occupation ("Local Janitor Loses Home") and any woman by her family relationship ("Local Mom Sues Company"). To my mind, the headline of this story does the same thing... defines the woman by her relationship rather than her occupation.
"Narrowband" is a word made up by people who don't know what "broadband" means. A dialup connection can be broadband.
The link in the article is incorrect, the list is actually located here: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6179170.html