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document updated 11 years ago, on Aug 22, 2012
Words that are sexist — words that include gender-specific language, despite being intended for gender-nonspecific purposes.
"manned" as a verb or adjective
(use "crewed" or "staffed" instead)
"
The anti-aircraft positions were manned by tenacious fighting women.
"
"The
Mars to Stay
project proposes a manned mission to Mars consisting of several married couples who will stay there permanently."
"unmanned"
(eg. unmanned drone)
alternatives:
crewless
,
uncrewed
"man-made"
alternatives: synthetic
"
straw man
"
no good alternatives?
"
everyman
"
no good alternatives?
"
middle man
"
and
"
man-in-the-middle
"
alternatives:
intermediary
"layman"
alternatives:
layperson
"
manslaughter
"
— it's a term of art in the legal community; synonyms include "involuntary homicide", "unintentional homicode", "
negligent homicide
", "
culpable homicide
"
none of those terms line up exactly with what "manslaughter" means, since "
voluntary manslaughter
" and "
involuntary manslaughter
" have very precise meanings
"United Kingdom"
The "kingdom" currently has a female head of state (
Queen Elizabeth II
), and there have been several others (
Mary I
,
Elizabeth I
,
Mary II
,
Anne
,
Victoria
). Nonetheless, the word "kingdom" at least
implies
that the head of state should be male.
"showmanship"