In the New York Times article "In Defense of Gender," author Cyra McFadden pleads her case for why the attempts to make the English language gender-neutral have gone too far. Furthermore, she addresses different areas in which gender neutralization has become common, including job titles, last names, and pronoun usage. Ultimately, while she hopes that there will be a resolution to this issue of language leaning towards one gender, she concludes that there must be another way that does not transform the English language into a robotic and sluggish.
"In Defense of Gender" takes a humorous look as to why the gender-neutral solutions to the English language make no sense. Author Cyra McFadden makes numerous exaggerations throughout to prove her …show more content…
Here she gives specific examples of such titles. In response, I can say that I was surprised by this, since I had never assumed that using a gender-neutral language was so common on the West Coast. Ultimately, McFadden proves her point of how unusual thee names sound. By phrasing it in a pessimistic and sarcastic tone, she gets her point across as to how she feels that using "persons" makes these titles impersonal. In that case, I can understand her frustration with the persistent push for gender-neutral job titles.
Next, McFadden confronts the usage of gender-neutral pronouns, and how they are already affecting language. Furthermore, she describes several scenarios in which they have become prevalent. For example, she mentions how certain churches have begun referencing God as "He/She" and are changing passages to appeal to a gender-neutral crowd. Additionally, she references speakers that use slashes to refer to multiple genders. Her overarching point is that she finds this usage of pronouns to be absurd. …show more content…
Conversely, there are multiple aspects to it, including job titles, pronouns, and surnames. Another insight into this article would be that not all "evidence" needs to be intellectual. Furthermore, McFadden's claim is that the neutralizing the genders in the English language is ridiculous, and seeks to prove it by giving examples of such changes and how unnecessary they
"In Defense of Gender" takes a humorous look as to why the gender-neutral solutions to the English language make no sense. Author Cyra McFadden makes numerous exaggerations throughout to prove her …show more content…
Here she gives specific examples of such titles. In response, I can say that I was surprised by this, since I had never assumed that using a gender-neutral language was so common on the West Coast. Ultimately, McFadden proves her point of how unusual thee names sound. By phrasing it in a pessimistic and sarcastic tone, she gets her point across as to how she feels that using "persons" makes these titles impersonal. In that case, I can understand her frustration with the persistent push for gender-neutral job titles.
Next, McFadden confronts the usage of gender-neutral pronouns, and how they are already affecting language. Furthermore, she describes several scenarios in which they have become prevalent. For example, she mentions how certain churches have begun referencing God as "He/She" and are changing passages to appeal to a gender-neutral crowd. Additionally, she references speakers that use slashes to refer to multiple genders. Her overarching point is that she finds this usage of pronouns to be absurd. …show more content…
Conversely, there are multiple aspects to it, including job titles, pronouns, and surnames. Another insight into this article would be that not all "evidence" needs to be intellectual. Furthermore, McFadden's claim is that the neutralizing the genders in the English language is ridiculous, and seeks to prove it by giving examples of such changes and how unnecessary they