Belinda wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:35 pm
Age wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:37 pm
Belinda wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:22 pm
Age, I sometimes refer to all persons as 'man'. Gender stereotyping is such nonsense that for practical purposes whatever one's biological sex, each of us is a man.
WHY NOT just call all persons 'human' instead? That way there is NEVER ANY CONFUSION. Or, is it okay with you that I call 'you' a 'man' sometimes also, "belinda"?
Also, WHY do you refer to all persons as 'man' only sometimes? if you referred to all persons as 'man' ALWAYS, then there would be LESS CONFUSION. But AGAIN, if you referred to all persons as 'human' ALWAYS, then there is NO CONFUSION EVER. Although it is STILL a VERY Wrong MISUSE of the words.
I call all persons "man" when I feel like defying the stultifying effect of gender stereotypes. 'Mankind' and 'man' are well within traditional use of English which is part and parcel of how English is a living language which you cannot alter as if you are a language tzar.
'you' speak as though 'language' does NOT CHANGE, or that it would be somehow WRONG to CHANGE, or WRONG if it DID CHANGE.
Contrary to what 'you' CLAIM here 'you' can and DO ALTER and CHANGE language. That is WHY ALL 'men' used to be GAY, but are NOT 'now', when this is being written.
Look, if 'you' want to call ALL human beings, that is; ALL men, ALL women, and ALL children, 'men', then so be it. 'you' are absolutely FREE to say and do whatever you like.
Belinda wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:35 pm
It would sound silly to call me "a man" when my username is so traditionally feminine. However for all purposes here I am an honorary man like everyone else.
Okay, if 'you want to be a honorary MAN, then so be 'it'.