What some woke people think you should use instead of German because the latter word contains "man", despite that having nothing to do with gender. The same types of people usually think "German" is offensive because of the above reason, and that "Gerwoman" is a real word.
Similar efforts, though legitimate ones, are also used with languages with actual grammatical gender, ironically including German itself.
Similar efforts, though legitimate ones, are also used with languages with actual grammatical gender, ironically including German itself.
Person A: (makes some joke about Germans)
Woke person A: "Classic germxns"
Person A: "What does 'Germxns' mean?"
Woke person A: "It's a gender neutral version of 'German'."
Person A: "You're screwing with me right"
Woke person B: "No they're not"
Person B: "Ah, because Gerwoman is a word."
Woke person A: "Yes it is. Both of them are gendered language."
Woke person B: "Please just use Germxn, it's not hard."
Hilarity ensues.
Woke person A: "Classic germxns"
Person A: "What does 'Germxns' mean?"
Woke person A: "It's a gender neutral version of 'German'."
Person A: "You're screwing with me right"
Woke person B: "No they're not"
Person B: "Ah, because Gerwoman is a word."
Woke person A: "Yes it is. Both of them are gendered language."
Woke person B: "Please just use Germxn, it's not hard."
Hilarity ensues.
by PLMMJ January 23, 2024