Feed back wanted about coaching business

[OakLeaf]

I hate to be the lone dissenter...

To me, the word "wahine" has a slightly negative connotation. Now, I only know the word as anyone "of a certain age" knows it - I never surfed, never read or saw "Gidget," grew up as an essentially Midwestern gal who never had an ocean as part of my life until five years ago. But I think of "wahine" as a word like "chick," a word men use about women whose athleticism is secondary to how they look in bikinis. Fuel TV women, to bring the concept into the 21st century.

It's your handle and you obviously wear it very, very well. And I also think it's entirely appropriate for women (as well as other groups) to reclaim words that have been used to slur us, and use them to empower ourselves. (Like the title of my favorite magazine that this forum's censorship rules won't let me post or even insert a freakin' link to - hint, it starts with B and ends with ITCH .)

But I'd worry about the bimbo connotation, personally. I wouldn't worry that people wouldn't know what it means; I'd worry that they'd draw the wrong impression about what it means.

In any case, good luck! With your talent and drive, I'm sure you'll do great.