because they always use a "man" never woman...ie "one 'mans' trash is another 'mans' treasure!" - NO woman.
2006-08-15 00:27:12 · 5 answers · asked by hokuto_adam 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The English language doesn't really have a singular neutral form of a pronoun, except maybe "it". But you don't use "it" when refering to people. "They" is gender neutral, but plural.
Therefore, either "he" or "she" has to be used when refering to someone you don't know. Because the English speaking societies have generally leaned patriarchical, "he" was chosen.
There have been several efforts to come up with a gender neutral singular pronoun, but none have caught on.
2006-08-15 00:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I think that one was composed by one wife consoling another whose husband had just dragged home some piece of junk on the pretext the he was "going to fix it up." As we all know however, it will sit around for years before he fixes it or gives passing consideration to returning it to the junk yard.
Then there's "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." Now is that friendly advise or a wife telling her husband to get to bed so he can get up and milk those cows?
Sexist, maybe, but in which direction?
2006-08-15 07:40:33 · answer #2 · answered by Magic One 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean like,
"A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more you beat them the better they be".
No, I wouldn't call that sexist.
2006-08-15 07:33:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
what is more sexist than the same word WO-man, not even that without dude athached...
2006-08-15 07:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by leed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No i dont think so there just sayings ,,and if a women is insulted by them there just being silly ,,,
2006-08-15 07:32:35 · answer #5 · answered by Linda 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋