@xarvos to /c/showerthoughts • edit-23 years ago"Man" is a fine interjection but "woman" is notmessage-square4arrow-up112arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-square"Man" is a fine interjection but "woman" is not@xarvos to /c/showerthoughts • edit-23 years agomessage-square4file-text
minus-square@OsrsNeedsF2Plink4•3 years agoI would argue these terms are a lot more gender neutral than they seem. Man - 95% “Male”, but in this context it’s more gender neutral Dude - 85% Guy - 80% Guys - 55%
minus-square@pingvenolink1•3 years agoYes but also no. It used to be and there are still vestigial parts of the English language where that’s the case.
minus-squareThe And Systemlink1•3 years agoIt is not the default in the sense that… well, based on reality, it isn’t But in the English language, which doesn’t necessarily have to follow reality, it sadly is. We can only do our best to change it.
I would argue these terms are a lot more gender neutral than they seem.
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English subtilities are fascinating.
male is not the “default”
Yes but also no. It used to be and there are still vestigial parts of the English language where that’s the case.
It is not the default in the sense that… well, based on reality, it isn’t
But in the English language, which doesn’t necessarily have to follow reality, it sadly is. We can only do our best to change it.