Mankind

Sexist word that defines the human race as a being composed of men.

When non-feminist users of that word talk about the species as a whole, they'll happily claim that it also includes women.

Until the next time it's convenient to classify women as sub-human, at which point they'll equally happily use it to refer to male people only.

External Links

• Alien in Our Own Tongue, an essay by Nicola Griffith