xarvos to /c/showerthoughts · edit-23 years ago"Man" is a fine interjection but "woman" is notmessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-square"Man" is a fine interjection but "woman" is notxarvos to /c/showerthoughts · edit-23 years agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2Plinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·3 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-squareThe And Systemlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 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.
minus-squarepingvenolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 years agoYes but also no. It used to be and there are still vestigial parts of the English language where that’s the case.
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”
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.
Yes but also no. It used to be and there are still vestigial parts of the English language where that’s the case.