And another thing....
If the context is so key, let's remember that we were discussing male-dominated work environments. Have you ever worked in a male-dominated work environment where the men could be described as either generally sad and/or desperate? No. me neither. So how you could possibly be interpreting "sausage-fest" in your alternative manner in the context of this conversation is, by your own logic, entirely mystifying.
And the fact that no such phrase as "mellon fest" exists, tells you everything you need to know about that suggestion.
RedEarth Wrote:I think in the context hosty used it, as a slang term referring to a party with more men than women, it's hard to find it too insulting and I have heard it used in that way (although the implication is surely 'sad desperate men outnumbering the, therefore less sad and desperate women' is surely fairly insulting). However, used in the context of describing a workplace I would say it is pretty inappropriate and potentially insulting. I don't think it would bother me but I'd pretty embarrassed for the poor sod who used it. I assume calling a workplace dominated by women a 'mellon fest' or similar would be OK then?
The point is that it may or may not be seen as offensive depending on the circumstances but one can't assume anything.
If the context is so key, let's remember that we were discussing male-dominated work environments. Have you ever worked in a male-dominated work environment where the men could be described as either generally sad and/or desperate? No. me neither. So how you could possibly be interpreting "sausage-fest" in your alternative manner in the context of this conversation is, by your own logic, entirely mystifying.
And the fact that no such phrase as "mellon fest" exists, tells you everything you need to know about that suggestion.