Meaning of genderspeak | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Gender-neutral language or communication.
   derogatory, uncountable
2. Gendered language or communication.
   uncountable
3. The communication style and/or speech pattern associated with a particular gender.
   uncountable

Examples

“'Man' when used of the human race is the primary use, which the Shorter Oxford Dictionary still upholds, and so what we are seeing is not a change of inclusive language so much as a kind of 'genderspeak'.”

“The result is a slightly odd hybrid of '90s genderspeak and the cornball phrasing in Preston Sturges movies. One of my favorite passages, on sex in sobriety, substitutes human beings for man and now reads: […]”

“I've also strayed from the politically correct in many ways, not the least of which is genderspeak. I use he, him, his and so on throughout the book (unless I am writing about a woman), […]”

“Eliminate genderspeak from job titles and terminology. Replace salesman and mailman with sales representative and mail carrier.”

“While she [Olenna Tyrell] directly ridicules authority figures like Varys and Tyrion, and stands up for her goals, she also uses pacifying genderspeak as Daenerys does. She comforts a terrified Sansa by telling her they're just a group of women chatting.”

“If 1948 was a watershed year for the visibility of homosexuality in American culture, 1949 can be read as the beginning of the backlash against soft masculinity and the "doughfaces" in government. In the genderspeak of the Cold War, the biggest doughface of them all was Alger Hiss.”

“Mary Crawford psychology professor at the University of South Carolina and an authority in the field of "genderspeak," complains that Tannen has not thoroughly analyzed the power issues involved in speech.”

“I think it's time we all lightened up and realized that we can't control each other's behaviors or alter each other's personalities by dissecting every little thing with genderspeak. Indeed, we should read, investigate, and educate ourselves to understand our differences. But you have to agree that if you did everything many of these books told you to do, you would have a 24-hour job. You'd end up too tired for a relationship.”

“Genderspeak creates confusion between parents and children of the opposite sex just as surely as it does between parents themselves. For mothers, having sons can be a mystery, just as having daughters can be a mystery for fathers.”

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