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Timeline for Meaning and usage of "Gentlebeing"

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Feb 11, 2014 at 12:46 comment added Algernon_Asimov But this word is a step beyond mere gender. If we wanted a word that included males and females, it would be something like "gentlefolk". "Gentlebeings" is deliberately designed to include not only humans, but representatives of any and all non-human species who may be present. All human beings, and all alien beings: gentlebeings all.
Nov 6, 2011 at 2:43 comment added daxelrod Others object to the notion of a gender binary.
Sep 22, 2011 at 2:43 vote accept Tim
Sep 18, 2011 at 23:23 comment added Henry Some women object to being called "Ladies", perhaps because of the stereotype of "ladylike behaviour". Others object to unnecessary distinctions in language between men and women; for example it has become common to use "an actor" as a general term instead of calling about half of them "an actress".
Sep 18, 2011 at 21:29 comment added Tim Thanks! Why would some object to "Ladies and Gentlemen"?
Sep 18, 2011 at 21:26 history answered Tim Lymington CC BY-SA 3.0