On 7/16/2003 8:18 AM, masayuki yoshida wrote:

> "Scott Reynolds" <sar@gol.com> wrote in message
> news:bevkau$6ti$1@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp...
> 
>>On 7/15/2003 2:01 AM, masayuki yoshida wrote:
>>
>>>Scott Reynolds <sar@gol.com> wrote in message
> 
> news:<bet2o2$675$1@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp>...
> 
>>>>On 7/14/2003 7:45 AM, masayuki yoshida wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Then please put a key term 'fujyoboukou' in a blank of the search
>>>>>engine of http://www.mainichi.co.jp/.
>>>>
>>>>I see. That turned up quite a few. (Many of them were related to the
>>>>recent Waseda gang rape that triggered the silly comments from several
>>>>high-ranking LDP dudes.)
>>>
>>>In light of the sensitivity of the Japanese language, 'fujyo' or
>>>'fujin" seems to be slightly outofdate.
>>
>>Do you have a more up-to-date term to recommend? A katakana word, perhaps?
> 
> 
> 'Josei' or 'rediisu'?  But I am not happy with them.

The gairaigo "reepu" already has some currency. Why not "rediizu 
assaruto"? Once (inevitably) shortened to something snappy like 
"redassa" it might just catch on.

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Scott Reynolds                                      sar@gol.com