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Kate MacGregor Boswell's avatar

Apropos of nothing, #10 reminds me of a joke that I thought was an absolute gas when I was a little kid:

Male comedian: I used to be a real womanizer. I would chase anything in a skirt… until that Scotsman beat the hell out of me.

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PhDBiologistMom's avatar

I am so on board with this.

Till about 5 years ago, I didn’t have any issue with people using “gender” as a euphemism for “sex,” e.g., on forms and such. Happily ticked the “F” box for myself.

Now: I hate it because I honestly don’t know what’s meant. If I ever find that question on a paper form again, I will cross out “gender” and write in “sex.” When it comes up in person, I try to make the correction orally. Online forms are frustrating, though. I find myself “declining to state” with increasing frequency (when that’s an option).

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