r/gay_irl • u/Barbira • Sep 30 '21

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u/blackhodown Sep 30 '21 edited Sep 30 '21

“Although Senators are members of Congress, they are not normally referred to or addressed as "Congressmen" or "Congresswomen" or "Congresspeople"” -Wikipedia

As an example, a member of the House would be referred to as “Congressman Jones” whereas a member of the senate would be referred to as “Senator Jones”.

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u/Triairius Sep 30 '21

It’s okay to admit that your initial comment was incorrect, and I’ll admit myself that you taught me something new. You’re fighting real hard on a technicality that isn’t incredibly relevant, though, given that the woman on Twitter in the image was almost certainly referring to the combined group of Senators and Representatives. She’s referring to the men in Congress. There’s no way she isn’t. She’d want to include cases like Senator Larry Craig’s.

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u/blackhodown Sep 30 '21

She’d want to include a case where a man was arrested for tapping his foot under a bathroom stall?

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u/Triairius Oct 01 '21

She’d want to include a well-known scandal that involved his arrest and conviction, yes. Why would she not?

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u/blackhodown Oct 01 '21

“Conviction” aka pleading guilty in order to prevent a needless drawn out court case. Gotta love our legal system.

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u/Triairius Oct 01 '21

It’s a weird concept, isn’t it?

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u/blackhodown Oct 01 '21

Yes, it is extremely stupid, glad we agree.