Re:Inter IKEA Systems BV called me
by TazeTSchnitzel on Thursday June 19, 2014 @06:39PM
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If you mean defaulting to that word, it's because it's the best generic stand-in.
If you mean defaulting to assuming someone's male, it's because it's deeply ingrained in culture. Notice how female characters in cartoons often must be explicitly differentiated as such (pink ribbons, bows, clothes)?
If you mean defaulting to assuming someone's male, it's because it's deeply ingrained in culture. Notice how female characters in cartoons often must be explicitly differentiated as such (pink ribbons, bows, clothes)?