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On Jan 21, 2014Cliff Flanders wrote :
Thank you so much, Jodi, for your post. While I am sure no offense to women was meant, it really is important to remember that women are more than half the world (53%, I believe) and that use of the generic masculine is offensive and exclusionary--and because women are the majority, it really makes more sense to use the generic feminine instead! In any case, it's so easily fixed when writers are mindful of the fact that slightly more than half their readers are female. I hope your hand heals soon.
On Jan 21, 2014 Cliff Flanders wrote :
Thank you so much, Jodi, for your post. While I am sure no offense to women was meant, it really is important to remember that women are more than half the world (53%, I believe) and that use of the generic masculine is offensive and exclusionary--and because women are the majority, it really makes more sense to use the generic feminine instead! In any case, it's so easily fixed when writers are mindful of the fact that slightly more than half their readers are female. I hope your hand heals soon.