A ONE-TERM PRECEDENT
While I appreciate human interest features highlighting the behind the scenes lives of city employees (“The Reluctant Gourmet,” by Mary Melton, So SoCal, Oct. 13), I was taken aback by your use of the hoary and glaring term firemen throughout the article.
Melton may not have observed any female firefighters at Station No. 60 in North Hollywood, but there are plenty of them, not only here but all around the country. Isn’t it time that the media embraced both the 21st century and the notion of inclusive language?
Ann Farthing
Los Angeles
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