Blog #14-Beyond the "He/Man" Approach: The case for nonsexist language

To change the way we use language seems like it can be an easy thing to do, but for so many people is not or they chose to not change their sexist language. I feel as though we are approaching 2010 and times do change along with language. People seem to be so afraid of change and oppose anything that goes along with it. I found a part of the article that stated, "..when the female pronoun has been used to refer to both sexes, as in the teaching profession, males have lobbied for use of the male pronoun. They argue that use of "she" is responsible, in part, for their poor public image and low salaries."

After reading this passage I totally feel soo frustrated with this statement. Women should not have to be known for poor public images and low salaries. (Granted this was written a while ago, but common on people!) We still do have to deal with types of sexist bias. Are salaries are still lower than males and we are in a completely different era..