I say the masculine a lot! And there aren't guys around, only girls. It is the strangest thing. I think I only notice it now because of this course. I notice more and more things revolving around androcentrism.
Remembering back I would get so excited about the mailman coming. The funny thing is it was always the same woman. Not a man.
The definition of this word is impactful, "neglect of the woman." That's deep. The other side of the argument is "man" means mankind. Which is supposed to encompass everyone...At least I think that's the argument.
But, what I learned from history is mankind meant white man for a long long time. And people had to fight to expand that definition.
When I say "Guys" to a group of woman, I'm neglecting us all. Now that I know about androcentrism I can identify what I'm doing. That's the first step to change.
What do you think about using the masculine pronoun when it is not necessary?
And do you catch yourself doing this, now after having almost finished women's studies?
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