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Professor: ‘The English language is sexist’
« on: April 19, 2017, 11:50:18 am »
  Professor: ‘The English language is sexist’
College Fix Staff •April 14, 2017
 

The English language is sexist, a University of Michigan professor told Iowa State University students Thursday evening during a guest lecture in The Hawkeye State.

Anne Curzan, an associate dean of humanities and professor of English at Michigan, made her remarks in a talk titled “Politically Correct: Do Our Language Choices Matter?” During the lecture, she reportedly discussed “everything from sexist language to preferred pronouns in order to dispel the stigma against politically correct speaking,” according to the Iowa State Daily.
 
https://www.academia.org/michigan-professor-the-english-language-is-sexist/
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Re: Professor: ‘The English language is sexist’
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2017, 12:25:51 pm »
There are languages where the males and females use totally different words for things.

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Re: Professor: ‘The English language is sexist’
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2017, 09:05:50 pm »
There are languages where the males and females use totally different words for things.

Like English.

Take the use of the words: "need", "want", "tools" & "shoes".  Completely different language used by both to describe the same things.
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Re: Professor: ‘The English language is sexist’
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2017, 09:23:58 pm »
If she thinks English is sexist, don't let her know about Spanish where everything is either male or female.

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Re: Professor: ‘The English language is sexist’
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2017, 10:02:22 pm »
If she thinks English is sexist, don't let her know about Spanish where everything is either male or female.
Or French, same deal. Un vs Une (Same number, different sex).
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