tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post6642300756811171143..comments2023-10-08T08:48:18.513-04:00Comments on The Dalai Grandma: Born Really HumanJeanne Desyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800258273705288582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-66844961138520783572010-07-30T14:37:02.101-04:002010-07-30T14:37:02.101-04:00I didnt notice the effect of that before (although...I didnt notice the effect of that before (although I was aware of the issue), but yes, it does sound exclusive when written that way. I can only imagine how men will feel if that were really written using woman instead of man. Goes to show, how we take things like this for granted, not knowing their subtle effects on the psyche.<br /><br />In my country, we follow the grammar rules taught us, English being a second language. Ie, using the masculine pronouns when both sexes are meant. In my language we dont even have that kind of distinction. We dont have a he or she, him or her, so we always use they or them. For singular persons, we have one genderless pronoun. Ask us if an object is masculine or feminine, we'd all probably scratch our heads and say (without the Western or Freudian influence), it's not a person, it's an object. An object can't procreate so why think of them as female or male? Sex of course AND gender are two different things, but that only confuses us more. In our real world, women rule and the men are glad.hadvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509025772524925053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-56096013327145081252010-07-30T09:39:34.512-04:002010-07-30T09:39:34.512-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com