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How often had I overlooked women's contributions ? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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One of the comments reads : Actually, we will probably never figure out, was it man or woman. but I thought this comment of the professor was an interesting eye opener. https://mastodonapp.uk/@MarkHoltom/112070436760917344

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[+] -23 points 2 years ago (5 children)

It seems pretty clear that they mean "male" as they follow the mention of "man" up with "woman".

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    no i mean, by the people 'who consider it'. i think the speaksr didnt understand that theyre saying it's mankind others are talkint abkut

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  • [+] -23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Oh but the word mankind in itself overlooks women. We're all supposed to be saying humankind now.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    etymologically speaking im not even sure if thats right. i heard somethibg like this and they either said woman doesnt derive from man or that man used to mean woman and man but woman became its own thing, cant recall

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    "man" in the contexts not directly related to being a male, means human. "Man" used to have a prefix vaguely pronounced "were" and "woman" used to be "wifman". Female werewolf would be a "wifwolf" then. So anyways, "Man" never changed it's meaning, it really just gained an additional one, and yet again, whiners need to read a book.

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