Does the aviator use their penis for flying the plane?
It would be a lot cooler if he did.
All jokes aside, it does have a purpose; it sets up the other person for using the correct pronouns to refer to the newly Introduced person in conversation.
“The aviator has been flying for decades”
“Oh yeah? I bet he’s really good at it then!”
“Actually, shes a woman, but yes, shes one of the best in the show!”
By properly using aviatrix, and having gendered terms like it, that faux pas is avoided.
I agree with you on widower though, sort of. To me widower always sounded like its should refer to the deceased husband. He made her a widow by dieing, so he’s her widower.
“Oh Janie’s a sweetheart, always helping out in the community since she became a widow.”
"Oh yeah? "
“Yeah! Bob, her widower, had a heart attack working as the auctioneer for the school charity, and ever since, shes vowed to volunteer for the both of them!”
It would be a lot cooler if he did.
All jokes aside, it does have a purpose; it sets up the other person for using the correct pronouns to refer to the newly Introduced person in conversation.
“The aviator has been flying for decades”
“Oh yeah? I bet he’s really good at it then!”
“Actually, shes a woman, but yes, shes one of the best in the show!”
By properly using aviatrix, and having gendered terms like it, that faux pas is avoided.
I agree with you on widower though, sort of. To me widower always sounded like its should refer to the deceased husband. He made her a widow by dieing, so he’s her widower.
“Oh Janie’s a sweetheart, always helping out in the community since she became a widow.”
"Oh yeah? "
“Yeah! Bob, her widower, had a heart attack working as the auctioneer for the school charity, and ever since, shes vowed to volunteer for the both of them!”
I see what you’re saying, but the problem is better solved by getting rid of gendered language instead of creating more of it:
“The aviator has been flying for decades”
“Oh yeah? I bet they’re really good at it then!”
“yes, they are one of the best in the show!”