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spooky3

(34,444 posts)
7. Educate yourself, please. No one's clutching pearls; language is powerful and
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:44 PM
Aug 2020

sexism should not be tolerated on this site.

"The noun use is considered sexist and unprofessional by those who argue that it implies that including women somehow transforms what is "normal" (male-only "education" ) into something different ("coeducation" )."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-sex_education

(with citations - and you can find many more if you would stop being defensive and insulting.)

Times have changed. "Co-eds" is viewed as a sexist term. They are students. nt spooky3 Aug 2020 #1
Oh dear. *clutches pearls* trof Aug 2020 #3
Educate yourself, please. No one's clutching pearls; language is powerful and spooky3 Aug 2020 #7
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Best I can do. trof Sep 2020 #15
Hunh. Didn't work. trof Sep 2020 #16
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