The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) Language Project now claims that the terms “male” and “female” should be replaced with “sperm-producing” and “egg-producing,” according to a report in the Times of London.
Supposedly, binary terms like “male” and “female” are not inclusive enough, and scientists from the United States and Canada., which included academics from Harvard, Princeton and the University of California, now suggest that they be banned, with the Times reporting that, “In their view, the language used by researchers often bolsters a discriminatory status quo and should change.
Good heavens! Everything is offensive these days!
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