LANGUAGE
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| The following are ways language
has developed in sexist ways: |
| Problems with bible and
dictionary |
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 | More space for male items, i.e. # of "man" &
"woman" |
| Using sex-stereotypes in illustrative sentences |
| Presenting the masculine first in a sequence |
| More insulting terms for women |
| Drawings of men or male animals |
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| Appendage |
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| Using only male form to refer to both male and female, e.g.
guys |
| Masculine form primary, feminine secondary, e.g. actor,
actress |
| Neuter form is male and adding feminine qualifier, e.g.
driver, woman driver |
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| Function & gender |
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| Incorporating gender suffix in word, e.g. policeman,
policewoman |
| Assumption of one sex when none indicated, e.g. tycoon,
prostitute, executive, secretary |
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| Devolutionary process of words |
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| some words have become more specialized, e.g. whore used to
mean a lover of either sex |
| some words have become more degenerated, e.g. virgin used
to refer to an independent female |
| use of complements and insults, latter often refers to
negative words for women |
| slang expressions for sexual organs |
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| Subsuming of identity |
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| children take father’s name |
| masculine surnames, e.g. Robertson |
| married names, Mrs. John Doe |
| first names for women have had pure/virgin or cute quality |
| names based on the names of people tends to be men, e.g.
Charles Boycott |
| titles, Mrs. or Miss for women while for men only Mr. |
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| Women as the other |
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| nature is feminine, e.g. hurricanes |
| anything big or difficult, e.g. ship or university was an
alma mater (soul mother) |
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| Doublethink |
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| same quality, good or bad, is seen differently when
expressed by a woman or by a man |
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| Sexist Maxims |
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| "a woman’s place is in the home" |
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| Sexist
expressions |
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| saying Oh man! Or Oh boy! |
| never using female words in this way |
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