Kerrangaroo Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 humankind ? Human, from Latin meaning man. Like I said, it's done purely to avoid offending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Man refers to the human race in general, not just males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Man refers to the human race in general, not just males. That's only true because for a few thousand years, the language was written by males, who considered females to be sub-human anyway and objects that belonged to people rather than people in their own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodeno Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Last week on the Today programme I heard that dipstick Keith Vaz describe a set up that had been personned. He meant manned. Can you beat it for stupidity? vaz what a complete spanner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Political correctness gone mad IMO, whoever invented the PC Brigade officially wants shooting IMO! That'll be the Daily Mail then. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Its a genuine word meaning the same thing. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/personned Maybe not so stupid after all. If he'd have said "staffed" no one would have batted an eyelid, but he chose to use the very unusual word "personned", and he did it to make a political, feminist statement. The feminist faction of the hard left do seem quite active of late and with there being local elections on, Labour are reminding them that they are the party for them. Perhaps this is one reason why Labour can't count on the Muslim vote any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 If he'd have said "staffed" no one would have battered an eyelid, but he chose to use the very unusual word "personned", and he did it to make a political, feminist statement. The feminist faction of the hard left do seem quite active of late and with there being local elections on, Labour are reminding them that they are the party for them. Perhaps this is one reason why Labour can't count on the Muslim vote any longer. I wonder what battered eyelids taste like? :hihi:..Sorry!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 In the grand scheme of things its not important, they're only words, we can all choose which ones to use and which ones to not use... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I wonder what battered eyelids taste like? :hihi:..Sorry!... OK that should have been batted an eyelid I've never actually written that phrase before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I wonder what battered eyelids taste like? :hihi:..Sorry!... I understand its a delicacy in North Korea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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