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refmon
10/20/18 10:12:47 PM
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Shotgunnova
10/20/18 10:13:29 PM
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lol
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ThyCorndog
10/20/18 10:13:37 PM
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eesh. what class was this?
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Medussa
10/20/18 10:13:53 PM
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tell her to learn the difference between "sexed" and "sexist".
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Touch
10/20/18 10:14:03 PM
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ThyCorndog posted...
eesh. what class was this?

Women's Studies
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Breasts
10/20/18 10:14:30 PM
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smdh
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catboy0_0
10/20/18 10:14:40 PM
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lol
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SuperMedz3
10/20/18 10:15:00 PM
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Other than posting on CE what did you do about it?
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Damn_Underscore
10/20/18 10:15:02 PM
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Medussa posted...
tell her to learn the difference between "sexed" and "sexist".


Why are you assuming her gender?
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eggcorn
10/20/18 10:15:28 PM
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lol
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gunplagirl
10/20/18 10:16:39 PM
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Use humankind

Just because you're unprofessional doesn't mean you won't be held to professional standards in your papers
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Medussa
10/20/18 10:16:58 PM
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and, while we're at it, the difference between man, meaning male, and man, meaning human.
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SuperMedz3
10/20/18 10:17:35 PM
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Medussa posted...
and, while we're at it, the difference between man, meaning male, and man, meaning human.

Human
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TrevorBlack79
10/20/18 10:18:13 PM
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What professor marks in pencil?
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Dathrowed1
10/20/18 10:18:34 PM
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Wouldn't human be gendered too? Last I checked the hu- part is Male in Romance languages
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wackyteen
10/20/18 10:20:24 PM
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I'd drop that class and teacher faster than a live grenade
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Dragonblade01
10/20/18 10:21:36 PM
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Mankind includes women.
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SuperMedz3
10/20/18 10:22:21 PM
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stop mansplaing
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_REDDIT_
10/20/18 10:28:14 PM
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Most people nowadays use peoplekind
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YourDrunkFather
10/20/18 10:29:06 PM
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Godnorgosh posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
Mankind includes women.


"I'm not hung up on the label 'saleswoman' because I know it covers both women and men." -Geoff, age 41, saleswoman


Mankind has referred to both males and females since it's inception. Males used to be referred to as "weremen" but it got shortened to "men"
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Polycosm
10/20/18 10:29:21 PM
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Excuse me, it's huwomankind.
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Kazi1212
10/20/18 10:29:25 PM
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I dont think your professor went far enough, the very word human is sexist, its so disgusting.
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ZMythos
10/20/18 10:29:41 PM
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I'm more offended by the horrible grammar.

"Advance shelters"
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Dragonblade01
10/20/18 10:30:03 PM
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Godnorgosh posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
Mankind includes women.


"I'm not hung up on the label 'saleswoman' because I know it covers both women and men." -Geoff, age 41, saleswoman

And? If that's an accepted usage of the word "saleswoman" then of course you shouldn't get hung up on it.
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ColdOne666
10/20/18 10:31:55 PM
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refmon posted...
https://imgur.com/a/am2MvXG


It's your own fault for paying money to join a Women's study class.
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catboy0_0
10/20/18 11:35:20 PM
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otherkind
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Learning
10/20/18 11:38:33 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
Use humankind

Just because you're unprofessional doesn't mean you won't be held to professional standards in your papers


Oh shut the fuck up
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The Popo
10/20/18 11:39:30 PM
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Homosapiankind
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Space_Man
10/20/18 11:40:38 PM
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What if both genders were originally referred to as men, but girls were always complaining and people would go all like "whoa, man" then it just stuck as woman.
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Cookie Bag
10/20/18 11:41:48 PM
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RebelElite791
10/20/18 11:42:13 PM
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Learning posted...
gunplagirl posted...
Use humankind

Just because you're unprofessional doesn't mean you won't be held to professional standards in your papers


Oh shut the fuck up

She's not wrong. Generally you want to avoid gendered terms if possible in academic writing.
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RebelElite791
10/20/18 11:42:23 PM
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TrevorBlack79 posted...
What professor marks in pencil?

Lots of them.
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monkmith
10/20/18 11:42:53 PM
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...what teacher grades/marks with pencil?

TC, why not photograph the whole page?
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RebelElite791
10/20/18 11:43:57 PM
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monkmith posted...
...what teacher grades/marks with pencil?

TC, why not photograph the whole page?

I've had multiple professors do it, to be fair.
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darkmaian23
10/20/18 11:44:04 PM
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_REDDIT_ posted...
Most people nowadays use peoplekind

That's a joke, right? I've never read or heard a usage of this word except when people are advocating using it. Same with "humankind".
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MakoReizei
10/20/18 11:46:18 PM
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I can't tell if some users are being serious ITT or not

there's nothing wrong with using "mankind"
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Space_Man
10/20/18 11:46:53 PM
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Space_Man posted...
What if both genders were originally referred to as men, but girls were always complaining and people would go all like "whoa, man" then it just stuck as woman.

Plz respond
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monkmith
10/20/18 11:47:24 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
monkmith posted...
...what teacher grades/marks with pencil?

TC, why not photograph the whole page?

I've had multiple professors do it, to be fair.

still looks sketchy, feel like this is more a cry for attention...
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RebelElite791
10/20/18 11:48:08 PM
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monkmith posted...
RebelElite791 posted...
monkmith posted...
...what teacher grades/marks with pencil?

TC, why not photograph the whole page?

I've had multiple professors do it, to be fair.

still looks sketchy, feel like this is more a cry for attention...

I mean that's quite possible given who TC is.
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FarFromFields
10/20/18 11:48:36 PM
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Just learn from it and move on. You might've actually learned something from a professor, imagine that.
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Skye Reynolds
10/20/18 11:49:21 PM
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Human is a rather ugly word. That's why it was shortened to man in the first place. Humankind sounds even worse. I find it a great irony that the dominant species of the planet has such an ugly term which with it is described.

But, yes, your professor is correct. It's just a pity that inclusive language usually consists of ugly words from people who love adding superfluous syllables. I've always been of the opinion that English is an expedient language and should minimize rather than maximize. It's what rolls off the tongue.

That being said, I wouldn't be accused of sexism for the sake of using words which sound better. This is one area where it's best to give ground and move on.
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Forlorn_Ass
10/20/18 11:52:16 PM
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Dragonblade01 posted...
Mankind includes women.


This, get a better teacher.
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gunplagirl
10/20/18 11:52:50 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
Learning posted...
gunplagirl posted...
Use humankind

Just because you're unprofessional doesn't mean you won't be held to professional standards in your papers


Oh shut the fuck up

She's not wrong. Generally you want to avoid gendered terms if possible in academic writing.

^5
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RebelElite791
10/20/18 11:56:27 PM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
Human is a rather ugly word. That's why it was shortened to man in the first place. Humankind sounds even worse. I find it a great irony that the dominant species of the planet has such an ugly term which with it is described.

But, yes, your professor is correct. It's just a pity that inclusive language usually consists of ugly words from people who love adding superfluous syllables. I've always been of the opinion that English is an expedient language and should minimize rather than maximize. It's what rolls off the tongue.

That being said, I wouldn't be accused of sexism for the sake of using words which sound better. This is one area where it's best to give ground and move on.

Colloquial English registers value expediency and tend to evolve towards that. English in general is fairly unwieldy and contains plenty of superfluous syllables (largely thanks to Latinate/French influence) and other nonsense.
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Mystery_Mission
10/20/18 11:57:44 PM
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Forlorn_Ass posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
Mankind includes women.


This, get a better teacher.
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JimCarrysToe
10/20/18 11:58:17 PM
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Space_Man posted...
Space_Man posted...
What if both genders were originally referred to as men, but girls were always complaining and people would go all like "whoa, man" then it just stuck as woman.

Plz respond

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nemu
10/21/18 12:02:57 AM
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Mankind is not gendered. Human is not gendered. Why can't these people pick actual battles worth fighting?
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RebelElite791
10/21/18 12:04:14 AM
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nemu posted...
Mankind is not gendered. Human is not gendered. Why can't these people pick actual battles worth fighting?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_neutrality_in_English#Generic_words_for_humans
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