Posted April 10, 2009
by CJ | Category:
Musings
I have an XY chromosome pair. I say this only as a fact. When I consider the species to which I belong, I can’t help but wonder what possible use the 50-ish percent of us with that particular genetic trait have other than to provide a necessary component for procreation? more…
Posted in Musings
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Tagged children, chromosome, egg, gamete, genders, genes, genetic, men, pregnancy, relevant, sexes, sperm, strength, women
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Posted February 23, 2009
by CJ | Category:
Gripes
English changes all the time. Our standard pronoun structure has served us well, but it does have weaknesses. It’s time that we fill the gap of not having a non-gendered pronoun. Whether in academic writing, or just because we want to be inclusively generic, ey/em/eir fit the bill easily. more…
Posted in Gripes
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Tagged append, change, eir, em, english, ey, female, gender, gender-less, generic, grammar, he, it, language, male, one, plural, pronoun, sexes, she, their, them, they
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