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Results tagged with political-correctness
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For questions about words and phrases chosen in an attempt to avoid violating certain cultural or social taboos and offending certain audiences.
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Politically correct substitutes for (fe)male and (wo)man
"Female" comes via French from Latin femella, the diminutive of femina "woman". It does not come from "male" and there is no reason for any feminist to want to ban it.
"Woman" does come from "man", b …
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