AllegroTrans Sep 1, 2016:

Misuse of apostrophe There is NO apostrophe in a plural - i.e. this should be Bonos

Sheila Wilson Sep 1, 2016:

@ BdiL I agree with your first sentence, at least partially, as I stated in my second paragraph. As for the rest of what you say, I was absolutely not making a discriminatory statement. You are taking my first sentence in isolation, whereas it needs to be understood along with the second sentence. In this particular phrasing, using a man's name causes a conflict. Of course a role model can be either gender.

BdiL Sep 1, 2016:

Totally disagree! Changing Bono to Malala would be thwarting the speaker's choice. But besides that, it's the approach that is the root of all real discrimination and will dig a furrow between two (apparent) worlds. Malala is for sure an icon of mine and I'm a MAN. I voted for my political representatives thinking who was the best and probably more than fifty percent have been women, nor was age a discriminant. I am male, "white", Italian and even my name means white, but does that bar me from having Madiba Nelson Mandela as a spiritual leader?! A black African! I disagree! As long as we deem that there's a barrier (even in representation) between males and females, that barrier will stay there. It's like blotting out ciggies in Humphrey Bogarts pics. My father was a very good driver, but I say I was lucky to learn from my mom, because she was superlative.

TonyTK Sep 1, 2016:

Good point ...

Sheila Wilson Sep 1, 2016:

Not a great choice It appears to be directed 100% at women, so the choice of a man's name isn't a brilliant one. "When we look at Bono we say SHE"?? If you can translate freely I'm sure it would be better to change this to a woman, e.g. Malala to bring it bang up to date.

But a lot depends on whether you're allowed to take such liberties and if you can check with whoever you need to check it with.