This is oversimplifying the etymology, but sort of, yes…
“Man” wasn’t really thought of as exclusively referring to “adult human male”, rather than “humanity collectively” until relatively recently, so… Also that.
Fuck, even in the 1940s, it was generally used (at least formally) in the broad sense of “human”, mostly, so…
It’s rather absurd how hung up on those three letters people have become. 🤦🏻♂️
This is oversimplifying the etymology, but sort of, yes…
“Man” wasn’t really thought of as exclusively referring to “adult human male”, rather than “humanity collectively” until relatively recently, so… Also that.
Fuck, even in the 1940s, it was generally used (at least formally) in the broad sense of “human”, mostly, so…
It’s rather absurd how hung up on those three letters people have become. 🤦🏻♂️