gendered writing norms in the 21st Century
I circle yet another instance of gendered writing in my students' research essays:
This time, it's "mankind".
(Last essay saw " manpower", before that, "mankind" again, and before that, "man hours")
I suggest "humankind" and include this comment:
"less gendered language is the standard for formal writing in the 21st Century."
Funny how each kid who does this is a (white cis) male.
Not a single femme person has written this way.
Hmm. Wonder why.
gendered writing norms in the 21st Century
Ah yes. And now two separate papers with "man-made"... I forgot about that one, how silly of me!
Did I mention how I would like all the unnecessarily gendered language used at me in formal settings to go get obliterated in a dumpster fire?
gendered writing norms in the 21st Century
@GIMcGrew
Refer privileged students who struggle with their unawareness of this issue to _The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing_ by Casey Miller and Kate Swift, so they understand why their needlessly gendered language matters, and _The A-Z of Non-sexist Language_ by Margaret Doyle, which they can use as a thesaurus to look up their options for what to say instead of "mankind."