FFS. This is not pure projection or anything. The simple fact that is in English language "man" is often used to apply to both sexes, the most common one being

FFS. This is not pure projection or anything. The simple fact that is in English language "man" is often used to apply to both sexes, the most common one being "Man"kind, another example being "Chairmanship". A company being run by a single person is understood to be a "one-man" company even if it is run by a woman, because the emphasis is on the fact of being run by a single person rather than a single person of a particular sex. PS. Have HN users become a downvote happy bunch in recent years, or is it just my imagination?