MAN OH MAN

[janet <janets@SV.CAT.MX>]

The use of "man" may not offend the etymologist or the linguist, but most
of our students are neither and subliminal effects occur with the use of
gender language.  I taught a college level course in  comparative religion
several years ago and one of my students did a research paper on the
psychological effects of male-gender language on women.  It was an eye
opener.  Try reversing the language and replace "man" with "woman" and use
it exclusively for a period of time and discover if it means anything to
you.  I think we need to be more aware of these subliminal effects on our
young students.

Sincerely,

Janet Schuh, Librarian
Colegio Americano
Torreon, Mexico 27200

janets@sv.cat.mx

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