As long as you don't get confused and call ladies prossies!
I remember many years ago I used to work with an ardent feminist member of the Socialist Workers Party. She used to come to work with the close cropped hair and the dungarees, she was almost a cliché. I eventually ended up working with her on a local union committee, and as I got to know her better she was actually alright. However early on I walked in one morning and said 'Morning ladies.' She responded, 'We are women!'
As time went on I used to wind her up. We were only in our twenties at the time, and I didn't bother about political correctness back then. Now you'd probably lose your job.
It was when the Tories had brought the clause 28 business in about not allowing schools and councils to promote homosexuality (how times have changed
).
We had a workplace meeting to gauge the memberships appetite for fighting the legislation. Most of the rank and file members were horrified about homosexuality and said they didn't want their kids indoctrinated in school. Cheryl, as she was called, lost it big time in her speech because the audience wouldn't support the motion, and screamed at the audience, 'I know that you all think I am, but I'm not a bloody lesbian!'
At least we learnt something from the meeting.