I think you should wait at least 24 hours before doing anything. It's possible that you won't feel so strongly about it after a cooling off period.
My own take is you'll still feel strongly about it after waiting. So, how would you prefer that he phrase things? Draft a sentence that conveys the same/similar meaning, and then write him something along the lines of:
"In your post, you said this. While I don't think you meant any harm by your phrasing, I am not alone in finding such phrasing offensive. Perhaps you would consider saying something along the lines of 'insert your preferred wording here' in the future."
I'd put it in the comments, not because you want to publicly chide the person, but because the potential audience that might benefit is larger.
Mind, it's not clear that I'm in any position to offer useful advice on this subject.
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Date: 2008-12-14 06:55 pm (UTC)I think you should wait at least 24 hours before doing anything. It's possible that you won't feel so strongly about it after a cooling off period.
My own take is you'll still feel strongly about it after waiting. So, how would you prefer that he phrase things? Draft a sentence that conveys the same/similar meaning, and then write him something along the lines of:
"In your post, you said this. While I don't think you meant any harm by your phrasing, I am not alone in finding such phrasing offensive. Perhaps you would consider saying something along the lines of 'insert your preferred wording here' in the future."
I'd put it in the comments, not because you want to publicly chide the person, but because the potential audience that might benefit is larger.
Mind, it's not clear that I'm in any position to offer useful advice on this subject.