> Rather, I had to see gender as an arbitrary grammatical category; so just get used to it! Exactly > Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis: your language affects your world

> Rather, I had to see gender as an arbitrary grammatical category; so just get used to it! Exactly > Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis: your language affects your world view I also agree on this. The study you mentioned about German and Spanish speakers is fascinating. However I see this under a slightly different light: I suspect that speaking a language where all nouns are gendered, your gender-related biases might end up being de-emphasised over time[1]. I would love to read research papers about this topic. [1] see my other comments here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27710620 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27710620 and here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27710812 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27710812 where I attempt to explain what I mean by that