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venta

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Feb 24, 2010 09:37

Well, if the Metro can have a regular feature based on what some bloke saw on the telly last night, I don't see why I can't join in...

( What Venta read in the Metro this morning )

news, words, london

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bopeepsheep February 24 2010, 09:51:19 UTC

Yes, nannies can be male, as can nurses and midwives and primary school teachers and... I think the only real benefit to specifying 'male nanny/nurse/midwife' is if the person about to meet them is clearly expecting a woman.

venta February 24 2010, 10:00:17 UTC

Fair enough. I'm used to the idea of male nurses, male midwives, etc. I'm perfectly happy with the idea of a guy doing the job of childcarer, I just don't think I expected them to be called "nannies".

bopeepsheep February 24 2010, 10:05:49 UTC

I'm not sure what else one could call them, though. Manny is, as said, hideously twee, and carer/childminder doesn't really describe the situation (and could lead to legal complications when it comes to pay, required training, etc.).

ylla February 24 2010, 10:09:20 UTC

A billy? ;)

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valkyriekaren February 24 2010, 09:54:27 UTC

I believe there is a vogue for calling male nannies 'mannies'.

I have no words for how vomitously twee and patronising I find this. Not as bad as 'yummy mummy', I guess.

venta February 24 2010, 10:00:29 UTC

Ewww.
Just ewww.

ulfilias February 24 2010, 11:15:00 UTC

Not as bad as 'yummy mummy', I guess.

Is MILF better....What about GILF !!!

venta February 24 2010, 11:20:24 UTC

I just had to go and look up MILF :)

... and the funniest part of the experience was the Wikipedia disambiguation statement:

"This article is about the slang term for sexually attractive older females. For the Filipino paramilitary organisation, see Moro Islamic Liberation Front."

Amused me, anyway.

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ylla February 24 2010, 10:08:10 UTC

I quite like people who tell you in the papers what has been on TV, because it saves me the trouble of watching it for myself.

I have no problem with a male nanny - I'm not sure what else they would be called. A carer or childminder sounds like something a bit different.

secondhand_rick February 24 2010, 12:41:40 UTC

Any threat to reduce the already poor battery life on the iPhone is a very grave concern.

venta February 24 2010, 12:43:35 UTC

Indeed. Hence it would be more newsworthy if malware could cause the iPhone to Do Stuff without draining the battery :)

grahamb February 24 2010, 13:20:40 UTC

The news media seems to have gone a bit Christian today. Big headline on the Metro this morning "Chancellor: No.10 unleashed forces of hell against me". Gordon Brown was on GMTV this morning, presumably to deny any links with SATAN, and I'm fully expecting his wife to be on Newsnight to tell us that Gordon goes to church every Sunday.