Apr 10th, 2009 |
By CJ |
Category: Musings
I have an XY chromosome pair. I say this only as a fact. When I consider the species to which I belong, I can’t help but wonder what possible use the 50-ish percent of us with that particular genetic trait have other than to provide a necessary component for procreation?
Tags: children, chromosome, egg, gamete, genders, genes, genetic, men, pregnancy, relevant, sexes, sperm, strength, women
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Feb 23rd, 2009 |
By CJ |
Category: Gripes
English changes all the time. Our standard pronoun structure has served us well, but it does have weaknesses. It’s time that we fill the gap of not having a non-gendered pronoun. Whether in academic writing, or just because we want to be inclusively generic, ey/em/eir fit the bill easily.
Tags: append, change, eir, em, english, ey, female, gender, gender-less, generic, grammar, he, it, language, male, one, plural, pronoun, sexes, she, their, them, they
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