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> If it were reverse (men were called "women") the same people would complain about sexism because the female version of the word is shorter You're just making
by culi 5y ago
> If it were reverse (men were called "women") the same people would complain about sexism because the female version of the word is shorter
You're just making up hypothetical reactions by a group of people you clearly have some preconceived notions about...
The fact that the word "woman" is etymologically derived from the root word "man" can be, and has been, scientifically validated.
- kkoncevicius 5y ago> The fact that the word "woman" is etymologically derived from the root word "man" can be, and has been, scientifically validated. But this doesn't disagree with anything I've said.
- culi 5y agoIt provides a basis to argue about the sexism of the words we use for the two genders. What's the basis for arguing that "word is short. that's sexist". There is none and I don't think feminist scholars are stupid so I doubt they'd try to make such a baseless argument. And I'm really struggling to see why you would just assume they would...