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Viewpoints can be encoded in language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_as_norm



> In practice, grammatical gender exhibits a systematic structural bias that has made masculine forms the default for generic, non-gender-specific contexts.

many instances of this are simply an artifact of 'man' previously being an un-gendered term. but that fact is much harder to build group cohesion around than grievance.




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