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The world has no place for men like Waterson, and it is precisely when the world leaves no place for them that men like him are most necessary.
by mapontosevenths 4mo ago
The world has no place for men like Waterson, and it is precisely when the world leaves no place for them that men like him are most necessary.
- iamtedd 4mo agoOnly men?
- mapontosevenths 4mo agoWomen who dress like Marlene Dietrich are also acceptable, but that's where I draw the line. More seriously, I should have capitalized the "M" to make clear that it was Men, as in Mankind, but this is the internet in 2026 and most people are only semi-literate. I'm not certain it would have helped. Especially if someone wants to be offended. You just can't stop them if that was their goal going into it.
- iamtedd 4mo agoThere is a gender-indeterminate alternative: people. Using "man" to refer to all people stopped being popular last century.
- mapontosevenths 4mo agoPopularity and correctness are unrelated concepts. The word "Men" was gender neutral long before it became masculine, and Armstrong did not take "one giant leap for peoplekind".