That one really annoys me

Why is it inappropriate to have a noun which indicates sex? Why is it sexist to use a noun describing someone which shows whether they are male or female? It's not pejorative or discriminatory. it just provides information.

Thus waiter/waitress; widower/widow; host/hostess; steward/stewardess; actor/actress; ballerina (not sure of male equivalent!); barman/barmaid.

I see no harm in having masculine and feminine forms of these words. It's just information. Like mother/father, instead of "parent".

Posted By: Old Git on November 17th 2020 at 10:47:51

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Fisher people or Fisherman to be politically correct? (General Chat) - jackamo, Nov 17, 08:07:33
- Women are allowed to fish? (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 14:37:32
  - Do you not see them on crusises (n/m) (General Chat) - jackamo, Nov 17, 16:14:49
- Aquatic animal acquisition operative? (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Nov 17, 10:47:13
  - Marine & Crustaceans Farmer (n/m) (General Chat) - jackamo, Nov 17, 11:15:20
    - not really farming is it, more rustling (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 17, 12:55:00
- Why does it need "man" on the end? "Fishers" seems fine to me (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:28:20
  - wouldn't work in the north east (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 17, 11:39:39
  - And 'batters' in cricket. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 17, 10:46:51
    - People who say "batter" (other than in re fish) should be shot (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 17, 10:55:18
    - That's so ugly and baseball-esque though (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:50:29
    - It took me a while to stop calling myself the "bowlerman" as I came charging in (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:48:07
      - Andy Murray is a tennisman (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 10:55:00
  - good points. like 'actors'.... (n/m) (General Chat) - jampersands, Nov 17, 10:31:52
- Since all actresses are now actors (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 17, 10:17:01
  - That one really annoys me (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:47:51
    - What about trans actors, barpeople, etc eh? Eh? EH? How do you like them apples? (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 10:50:38
    - And if said person does not identify as a gender, or is gender fluid? (n/m) (General Chat) - Danny_mills, Nov 17, 10:50:15
    - Yes, indeed OG. I agree (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:49:11
  - you have. Point of ‘actors’ is that it doesn’t say what gender you are any more (n/m) (General Chat) - jampersands, Nov 17, 10:26:32
    - I was being facetious (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 17, 10:50:27
    - Isn't the point that it never did say what gender a person was? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:31:45
      - I don't think the point is to prevent anyone being 'offended' (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 17, 10:37:44
        
        What's that if not taking offence? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:46:15
        
        Its more about historical industry perception (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 17, 10:54:00
        
        What happens with Oscars now? (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:49:38
        
        Of course not..... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:51:36
      - agree with first point. we don't say 'doctress'. (n/m) (General Chat) - jampersands, Nov 17, 10:32:33
- fish-harvesters. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 17, 10:10:08
- Fisherdiculous (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Nov 17, 09:42:50
- Fisher folk (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 17, 09:35:17
- Fisher Price (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Nov 17, 09:27:35
- Anglers (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 17, 09:27:33
  - Yebbut....what about people fishing using a hookless method? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:35:54
- ^^^^ Piers morgan fan watches GMB ^^^^^^ (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 17, 09:21:52
  - you'll get used to it (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 17, 09:23:48
- ^FAO:essexcanaryOTBC (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 17, 09:17:06
- Fish wranglers (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 09:04:09
- Fish Fighters (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 17, 09:03:14
  - A shit tribute version of Foo Fighters (n/m) (General Chat) - jackamo, Nov 17, 11:15:42
- Fish catchers (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 08:44:45
  - Fish murderers (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 08:55:20
    - They were all going to die one day (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 17, 09:25:15
- Hunters (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 17, 08:32:05
  - Loved Gladiators (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 08:40:09
- Fisherdudes (n/m) (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Nov 17, 08:17:59
  - ... (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 17, 08:44:18

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