... and yet by 21st century cultural norms the word 'man' is still not considered sexist by many. Besides, strictly from an etymological perspective you should

... and yet by 21st century cultural norms the word 'man' is still not considered sexist by many. Besides, strictly from an etymological perspective you should not be calling for the eradication of the 'man' when used to speak of the species, rather you should call for a prefix to be used when talking of the gender (e.g. werman).