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I only think I see one thing that stands out... > For example, instead of using using the term "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette", this term can be replaced with the
by crdrost 5y ago
I only think I see one thing that stands out...
> For example, instead of using using the term "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette", this term can be replaced with the word gender-neutral word "Baccalaureate".
This is a substitution that only makes sense in the context of college degrees and even then only barely. (One would not describe a Bachelor of Science degree as a gendered thing, and say that a woman has a Bachelorette of Science degree or so.) A serious website would have recommended a plain word like “unmarried” or “single,” rather than such a strange construct.
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- smegsicle 5y agoa riff on a general trend of taking analogies beyond comprehension- like 'trans' and 'cis' from.. chemistry? or taking the botanical definition of fruit and trying to apply it to 'fruits and vegetables'
- cato_the_elder 5y ago> This is a substitution that only makes sense in the context of college degrees and even then only barely. My college literally had an option for having the "gender neutral" Baccalaureate in your degree, and I think it's becoming even more common.