On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 21:27, Nathan <nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote:
... (On the other hand, people on
this list have a habit of using "males" to refer to men and "women"
to
refer to women. Flip side of the same coin, perhaps?).
Interesting point, Nathan, that I hadn't noticed. But I have noticed
the opposite on Wikipedia -- that women are often referred to as
"females," rather than women. It reads to my eyes as though a man is
regarded as the default human position, and a "female" is another
version.
Sarah