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[–] [email protected] 88 points 4 months ago (37 children)

People really dont understand how languages work. Even brother and man can be gender neutral. If you say "man, whyd you do that" thats gender neutral. Same with dude and guy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Human ... man, it's a just shorter version πŸ˜‰

[–] brotundspiele 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

No, the etymology is actually completely distinct from the gendered usage of β€œman.” It’s actually quite interesting.

https://www.etymologynerd.com/blog/man-vs-woman

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