On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 12:18 PM horrido <horrido.hobbies@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks!
I have a question for everyone. Someone has taken me to task for being "sexist". He says I should refer to "grandparent" instead of "grandfather".
I'd like to ask for your opinion. Would "grandparent" sound better in my article? Imagine replacing all instances of "grandfather" with "grandparent". Would it have the same impact?
Arguably, it is sexist. But, I think it is also accurate. I am guessing that better than 99% of grandparents driving Maserattis are or were male. I think we sometimes rely on dogma rather than reason. Still, it is worth being aware of the word choices you make and whether they may be inappropriate for the circumstances.
Thanks.
Lorenzo wrote
Great work Rich!!!!
My best compliments.
Lorenzo
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