Stamets@startrek.website to memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agoThey're human, not a child-eating clownstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1702arrow-down153
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minus-squarebrygphilomena@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoMan used to be synonymous with human. For instance, when people talk about humans in prehistory, they might use the phrase “early man.” In that context, the word “man” is gender neutral.
minus-squareSacha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIt still is neutral in that sense, but thst wasn’t the sense I was talking about.
Man used to be synonymous with human. For instance, when people talk about humans in prehistory, they might use the phrase “early man.” In that context, the word “man” is gender neutral.
It still is neutral in that sense, but thst wasn’t the sense I was talking about.