Isabel, Cindy, etc. were all female names. This shows that people had negative attitudes
부정적인 태도
toward women. Thanks to feminists' complaints, in 1979, people began to use both
~을 향한 ~덕분에 여권신장론자(복수형의 소유격 ‘만 붙여 표현) 불평
men and women names for hurricanes.
both A and B A, B둘다
(P. 125) III. Words That End in -man
Male-centered attitudes ❶can also be found in words that end in -man, such as
남성중심적인 태도 조동사(can) + be + p.p ~으로 끝나다 ~와 같이
fireman, mailman, chairman, policeman, businessman, etc. In the past, these words were
과거에는
the names for jobs like doctors, teachers, writers, etc. They didn't only refer to men
~와 같은 언급하다
who had such jobs. This reflects people's thought that these jobs are mostly for men.
(동격의 that A = B)
Since there were ❹few women who had such jobs in the past, the male-centered words
~이므로 거의 없는
didn't cause a serious problem. ❷However, times have changed. Nowadays, both men
일으키다. 심각한 그러나 both A and B(A, B 둘 다)
and women can have these jobs. ❷Therefore, if we say, "She is a fireman," it sounds
그러므로 ~ 처럼 들리다
very awkward for some people, especially women. Many people think using such
어색한 특히 그러한 남성중심적인 단어를 사용하는 것이
male-centered words is not right in the modern world.
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