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  #61  
05-06-2009, 10:40 AM
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Fair point.

Assuming we know anything about gender beyond this world or whether it even exists.
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05-06-2009, 11:06 AM
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We're talking of sex rather than gender here, God is pangender and is refered to as 'He' as we would call a milk deliverer a milkman, or the wife of a neighbor a neighbor's wife.

The English language is implicitly sexist. Deal with it.
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05-06-2009, 04:46 PM
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We should use the pronoun "it". No more is deserved.
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05-07-2009, 12:04 PM
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I believe it's been changed to an extent, what with 'Policeman' and 'Policewoman' both now becoming 'Police officers'.

Same for fire fighters, paramedics and centipedes.
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05-07-2009, 12:13 PM
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You'll never completely remove the inherent sexism in language without making it terribly vague and confusing for all involved. Police Officer is a good move, Letter Deliverer not so much.
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05-07-2009, 12:18 PM
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How about, if anything, the male title stays the same.

Females, on the other hand, will have a suffix slapped on for extra comfort!

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Face it. We actually ARE diffrent. (not meant in a bad way)
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Yes we are, failing to acknowledge the core differences between man and woman is a form of discrimination in itself.
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In years to come I predict it will be sexist to point out that each gender has different genitalia.
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Ah, we are high school boys,
the miserable high school boys.
If we were girls, we could get popular by doing anything:
rock band, jazz band,
karate, kendo, mahjong, cyborg, synchronized swimming...
On the other hand, high school boys are
useless outside battle and sports anime.
But they're recklessly trying to make a slice-of-life anime about us.
Ah, we are high school boys,
the miserable high school boys.

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05-08-2009, 03:08 PM
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Oh, that's already happened. I'd kill for a slice of bread right now...
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