Ixnay to these Names

There are many names in the English language that exclude or are offensive to females. Take a look at this list of exclusionary words and their alternatives.

Gender-Specific Language

In 1984 the Minnesota State Legislature ordered that all gender-specific language, which only refers to one gender, usually males, be removed from the state laws. After two years of work, the rewritten laws were adopted. Only 301 of 20,000 pronouns were feminine. “His” was changed 10,000 times and “he” was changed 6,000 times.

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