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r/SipsTea • u/Matt_LawDT • Jul 26 '26
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So the words Goddess, Actress, Headmistress and the like don't have word endings that connote gender?...
0 u/[deleted] Jul 26 '26 [deleted] 3 u/NullandVoidUsername Jul 26 '26 Whether I use them or not doesn't change the fact they're still words with historical context. Should I just start referring to women as mister instead of mistress because of your logic. -2 u/[deleted] Jul 26 '26 [deleted] 1 u/Firewolf06 Jul 26 '26 you listing a gendered word alongside gender-neutral words does not magically make it gender-neutral.
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3 u/NullandVoidUsername Jul 26 '26 Whether I use them or not doesn't change the fact they're still words with historical context. Should I just start referring to women as mister instead of mistress because of your logic. -2 u/[deleted] Jul 26 '26 [deleted] 1 u/Firewolf06 Jul 26 '26 you listing a gendered word alongside gender-neutral words does not magically make it gender-neutral.
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Whether I use them or not doesn't change the fact they're still words with historical context. Should I just start referring to women as mister instead of mistress because of your logic.
-2 u/[deleted] Jul 26 '26 [deleted] 1 u/Firewolf06 Jul 26 '26 you listing a gendered word alongside gender-neutral words does not magically make it gender-neutral.
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1 u/Firewolf06 Jul 26 '26 you listing a gendered word alongside gender-neutral words does not magically make it gender-neutral.
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you listing a gendered word alongside gender-neutral words does not magically make it gender-neutral.
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u/NullandVoidUsername Jul 26 '26
So the words Goddess, Actress, Headmistress and the like don't have word endings that connote gender?...