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Thread #37513   Message #3563304
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
01-Oct-13 - 01:42 PM
Thread Name: Sexist lyric? Change it or ....?
Subject: RE: Sexist lyric? Change it or ....?
An interesting handle chosen by Spleen Cringe for herself or himself.

But I can't think of any woman whose salary has been raised or whose abusive partner has desisted because of the introduction of new stylistic "rules." Sexism is real, but English usage is not the enemy.

Precisely so, Lighter. In fact a lot of the time this kind of things actually serves to reinforce sexism. And sometimes that is probably actually intentional.