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Musing on 21 January 2026
mxyzptlk
Words like "postman" and "chairman" are considered sexist these days because the "man" part can exclude women. But why change
all
these words? All we need to do is change
one
word: "man". I propose that the word "man" be abolished; a female human is a woman, and a male human is a
heman
. And a human who delivers mail is a mailman, regardless of sex.
15 January 1999
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