Ombudsman
The word "ombudsman" comes from old Norse, and it means "representative".
You know what that means? That means that when you try to be gender-neutral by saying "Ombudsperson", you sound like a stupid asshole. The "-man" at the end isn't a reference to gender. It's like trying to make "menopause" gender-neutral by saying "personopause". Jackass.
posted by T. @ 11:48 AM
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Hey - it's nearly been a whole year since rhinkeberger played it's first show!
Got a better one for you. Someone who was trying to write about the intersection of the feminist movement and the locovore movement cam up with "femivore."
I do not think that word means what you think it means, ma'am.
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