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1. there's some truth to that, but a lot of times it's arbitrary, could be "green vs blue"

Tue May 23, 2017, 10:06 AM

May 2017

instead of "masculine vs. feminine".

"table" is masculine in french but feminine in spanish (le table, la mesa).

and sometimes it seemingly runs counter --

"manliness" is feminine (la virilidad in spanish).

however, i do recall some study years ago suggesting gendered languages do have an influence on gender attitudes.

perhaps we would be better off just calling them "green vs. blue"....

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Are the Latin based languages such as Spanish sexist? [View all] Ligyron May 2017 OP

there's some truth to that, but a lot of times it's arbitrary, could be "green vs blue" unblock May 2017 #1

I don't speak any of the Romance languages... JayhawkSD May 2017 #2

I don't speak them well either, lol. Ligyron May 2017 #6

I'm not sure I see where "the feminine is always diminutive, i.e., the lesser." Iggo May 2017 #3

The only truth there, Sailor65x1 May 2017 #4

Yeah, I don't speak any of them well. Ligyron May 2017 #7

Generally linguists refer the language distinction as "gender" rock May 2017 #5

As a teacher of Spanish, I'd say it is sexist. Lifelong Protester May 2017 #8

Not just the latin-based...Eastern European languages (Slavic) have them too whathehell Dec 2017 #9

Language evolves. LWolf Jan 2018 #10

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