Firefighters & Freshpersons

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Firefighters & Freshpersons by Mind Map: Firefighters & Freshpersons

1. Bias against Women

1.1. Feminism 19 centuty

1.2. 200 words to refer to women as prostitutes

1.3. D. James 1998 insulting terms for men

1.3.1. based on competency in mental and physical abilities

1.3.1.1. weak, doofus, meathead, bonehead, wimp, beanpole, sissy

1.4. derogatory terms for women

1.4.1. based on sexuality, women’s attractiveness to men faithfulness and availability

1.4.1.1. ‘promiscuous’: whore, slut;

1.4.1.2. ‘ugly’: dog, thunder-thighs;

1.4.1.3. ‘unavailable’: ice queen, tease, priss

1.5. terms formen's frivolous behaviour

1.5.1. dog, manwhore positive terms: stud, lothario, pimp, player

1.6. terms based on inteligence

1.6.1. airhead, bimbo

1.7. terms based on treating others

1.7.1. women: ball buster, shrew, battle-ax

1.7.2. men: jerk, prick

2. Marked term

2.1. the one carrying a morphological marking(suffix)/ a specific, not neutral term

2.2. Honest – dishonest Tall- short Actor/actress Author/authoress

3. Women and men sexualized in conceptual metaphors

3.1. Caitlin Hines

3.1.1. women as desserts

3.1.1.1. cookie, honey, cheesecake, cupcake, sweetie pie

3.1.1.1.1. consumable and peripheral

3.1.2. women as small animals

3.1.2.1. bunny, kitten, chick,fox

3.1.2.1.1. hunted and/or possessed, domesticated

3.1.2.2. cougar

3.1.2.2.1. empowered older women

3.1.3. men as animals

3.1.3.1. stud and stallion

3.1.3.1.1. strength and uncontrollability

4. Feminist Influence on Language

4.1. Ms. - a blend of Mrs. and Miss

4.2. generics endind in -man

4.2.1. chairman, fireman, and policeman

4.3. solution

4.3.1. male-specific and female-specific terms

4.3.1.1. waiter/waitress

4.3.2. genderneutral alternatives

4.3.2.1. server

5. The Results of Reform

5.1. chairman - chairperson - chair

5.2. policeman, fireman, and stewardess

5.2.1. police officer, firefighter, flight attendant

5.3. freshman, straw man, and manpower, have remained untouched

6. Reappropriation or linguistic reclamation

6.1. the process whereby a negative term is taken back, or reappropriated, by a community for neutral or positive use

6.1.1. gay referring to homosexual men, marginalizing lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people

6.1.2. black- African American

7. Oversensitivity

7.1. rediculous changes

7.2. politically correct languag

7.3. ;anguage as a medium