Hi Everyone,
My name is Yesenia and I am a part-time student. I took a Gender course last fall and absolutely love it. I am new to blogging and a bit intimidate by it, but hopefully this experience will give me a new prospect.
One of the things I find very interesting about Gender and Communication is the normativeness of the male in our language. Society tends to use "he" or "man" for a neutral pronoun in sentences to include all human begins. One example is in the Declaration of Independence where it states that "All men are created equal". But how do we overcome the obstacles of using "he" or "man" as a generic term which refers to both male and female? I believe courses like this one is a very important start. I, for one have always used the expression "You guys" to refer everyone. No one ever bats an eye when someone refers to a group of males and females are "you guys", but try saying, "you gals" and see what type of reaction you'll get.
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