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To: bray

What are they going to do about the sexist term woman?

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For years, my favorite answer for morons who insist of using terms like “chairperson” or “spokesperson” has been, “Then why don’t we say ‘woperson’ instead of ‘woman’?”

The suffix “-man” means “person”.


30 posted on 05/01/2013 1:36:29 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved! -Ps80)
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To: Bigg Red
> What are they going to do about the sexist term woman? &&& For years, my favorite answer for morons who insist of using terms like “chairperson” or “spokesperson” has been, “Then why don’t we say ‘woperson’ instead of ‘woman’?” The suffix “-man” means “person”.

Nope, no good. Can't use "person", it has "son". Might go for "woperdaughter", but to do it right, it should be "woperoffspring".

Now please try to keep this stuff straight... :)

39 posted on 05/02/2013 5:31:04 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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