Sexist Language Essay

In the world of cultures language has been created to be understood by all within a particular location and the aspects of these languages are accepted and used in the same way by everyone with a lack of questionable thought. When analyzing the language that we use on a daily basis it becomes evident that a substantial amount of our speech is gendered toward males, but is perceived to indicate all genders as a whole. The words and phrases that are used to encompass a group of people of all genders can be viewed as sexist in favor of males and we as a society have accepted the use of these gendered words. This is a fairly common use of language by the majority of society and it is thought to be widely understood that when one uses words such as “him”, “he” or “guys”, they are indicating both males and females as a whole. But why as a society have we adopted this sexist language of male pronouns and phrases to indicate both men and women …show more content…
In correlation to what is discussed in the text this article touches on the idea that the use of sexist language is simply a means to further indicate the higher status of men in society. The article offers that the use of male pronouns and phrases such as “you guys” is gendered toward men even when the person using this language is not advertently attempting to be sexist. Harris, like many who are brought to the attention of the overwhelming use of sexist language in everyday life, was initially unaware of the harm in the use of these words in her vocabulary. This attitude began to dissolve as she further read up on the issue at hand and came to the conclusion that this is a big deal and attempting to change this subconscious use of language would in fact make society more equal as a