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Congressmen. Congressmen! Members of Congress, if you must. "Congressmembers" is an abomination. I suspect that most female members of Congress would agree. Ed
by marcoperaza 10y ago
Congressmen. Congressmen! Members of Congress, if you must. "Congressmembers" is an abomination. I suspect that most female members of Congress would agree.
Edit: I agree with Michael. If we're going to use a neologism, let's use "congresscritter", because it correctly implies that they are slimy and disgusting creatures.
- tavoris 10y agoIt's a little archaic but without making a distinction between men and women then the term men is gender neutral
- blt 10y agoWhy do you care so much? Why not err on the side of making non-males feel welcome? Isn't that more important than nice-sounding words?
- jlarocco 10y ago"Why not err on the side of making non-males feel welcome? Isn't that more important than nice-sounding words?" That's a false dichotomy. "Members of congress" is also gender neutral and doesn't require making a ridiculous new word.
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- MichaelBurge 10y agoI think the standard gender-neutral term is "congresscritters".
- plouis 10y agoThose female members of Congress have mastered politics.