Discussion the name X-MEN ,is it sexist???

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by SovereignSamiul, Oct 23, 2016.

  1. SovereignSamiul

    SovereignSamiul Hubby of Aina Seira & SARCASTIC SECT-MASTER

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2015
    Messages:
    415
    Likes Received:
    881
    Reading List:
    Link
    As the Wise and mighty Captain DEAD POOL said while pointing a gun at one of the Females he was going to kill ....

    " is it sexist to kill you or is it even more sexist to not kill you , it's confusing"

    Yes.. like the good captain... today I'm confused too..!!!

    Clearly there's a lot of women in X-MEN , even the mc of the latest movie was a woman.
    So....why is it called X-MEN ... what's wrong with calling it X-WOMEN...????

    ( ps: again bored and nothing to do)
     
    Lithit and fuzor100 like this.
  2. Clozdark

    Clozdark "Kuma chan \(≧◡≦)/ "「airhead」「nonsense speaker]

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2016
    Messages:
    1,846
    Likes Received:
    5,386
    Reading List:
    Link
    replace X with wo and we done here...
     
    kenar, Allmightymeme, Lithit and 6 others like this.
  3. Neiri

    Neiri Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2016
    Messages:
    3,173
    Likes Received:
    2,078
    Reading List:
    Link
    x-woman sounds like a woman who turn into a man.....
     
    kenar, Allmightymeme, hirza and 4 others like this.
  4. SovereignSamiul

    SovereignSamiul Hubby of Aina Seira & SARCASTIC SECT-MASTER

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2015
    Messages:
    415
    Likes Received:
    881
    Reading List:
    Link
    shouldn't it be same for men too...???
     
  5. Prime43

    Prime43 Member of the Polygamy Sect

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2016
    Messages:
    499
    Likes Received:
    354
    Reading List:
    Link
    i dont think it is. the true reason is grammar (you know when their is a guy in a group we must use masculine gender (well in french that's true, idk for english) And dont come bashing the grammar saying its sexist (after all, we still need constancy)) -_-

    Note: yeah ik thats a lot of parenthesis
     
    Last edited: Oct 23, 2016
    Lithit and pocketbear like this.
  6. lucjanssens

    lucjanssens a very ¨rabbit¨ bunny

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2016
    Messages:
    1,905
    Likes Received:
    1,912
    Reading List:
    Link
    why don't call it x-human
     
  7. Dont_Don

    Dont_Don Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2016
    Messages:
    175
    Likes Received:
    157
    Reading List:
    Link
    The word human is it sexist? Well there you go.
     
    runsing and mir like this.
  8. stellarsohye

    stellarsohye ☆Drunk Oneesan☆ 『Civil Servant』

    Joined:
    May 16, 2016
    Messages:
    292
    Likes Received:
    1,191
    Reading List:
    Link
    how about Men in Black

    although I don't remember any female agents I think there's some in there.
     
  9. Obsoleete

    Obsoleete Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 15, 2016
    Messages:
    95
    Likes Received:
    91
    Reading List:
    Link
    The word woman is sexist. Wo-man.
     
  10. Aldnonymous

    Aldnonymous Male Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2016
    Messages:
    562
    Likes Received:
    489
    Reading List:
    Link
    Yes, yes it is, X-men only means that men are superior than women.
     
    kenar and Lazybum0 like this.
  11. Ratatoskr

    Ratatoskr [Aruruu's proud dad] [The False Gentleman]

    Joined:
    Nov 4, 2015
    Messages:
    5,539
    Likes Received:
    9,156
    Reading List:
    Link
    iunno, need to ask the original author for confirmation.
     
  12. lucjanssens

    lucjanssens a very ¨rabbit¨ bunny

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2016
    Messages:
    1,905
    Likes Received:
    1,912
    Reading List:
    Link
    in sexist business people are so fast offended as Xianxia young masters
     
    GDLiZy likes this.
  13. Raneday

    Raneday Not Rane

    Joined:
    Apr 24, 2016
    Messages:
    16,645
    Likes Received:
    36,625
    Reading List:
    Link
    Why do we even need to make big things about this little things?
    I'm not even offended on X-men being called as x-men
     
  14. CountryMage

    CountryMage [XSanguine8] not my blood...

    Joined:
    Nov 10, 2015
    Messages:
    3,632
    Likes Received:
    1,994
    Reading List:
    Link
    Men is how you say head-shot in Japanese combat sports, X-Men are fighting head-on against xenophobia. This means that it is very xenophobic to question their name, good day sir!
    Edit: Add cultural insensitivity to that...
     
    mir likes this.
  15. WeiFish

    WeiFish Eccentric Grey Sword 『WW Vet.』

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2015
    Messages:
    1,598
    Likes Received:
    1,562
    Reading List:
    Link
    This thread is cancer. It's like asking why humanity is often referred to as "Mankind". There is history or development in the English language and honestly? Things like this is just being unnecessarily anal about everything. Super shitpost. Much triggered. Fuck feminazi's.
     
    GDLiZy, mir and Quillink like this.
  16. Greedyspree

    Greedyspree 『Exile within the back room』

    Joined:
    Nov 12, 2015
    Messages:
    2,491
    Likes Received:
    2,292
    Reading List:
    Link
    If you must differentiate the word 'Man' and plural of 'Men' into sexes, then you are a sexist. Humankind, has been refereed to as 'Man' for years and years. It has never solely refereed to a gender, unless specifically speaking of genders, in which case it would be Male and Female, not man and woman.
     
    Lurking and Quillink like this.
  17. Aldnonymous

    Aldnonymous Male Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2016
    Messages:
    562
    Likes Received:
    489
    Reading List:
    Link
    Man =/= Men
     
  18. Diamona

    Diamona [Forever Alone Psychotherapist]

    Joined:
    Jan 3, 2016
    Messages:
    190
    Likes Received:
    166
    Reading List:
    Link
    Troll logic:
    XY=Male
    XX=Female
    Therefore, X-men is technically redundant.
    Would the female league be XX?
     
  19. Neiri

    Neiri Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2016
    Messages:
    3,173
    Likes Received:
    2,078
    Reading List:
    Link
    In old english , man=whole humanity so at least there is that excuse.
     
    mir and Quillink like this.
  20. Quillink

    Quillink Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 25, 2016
    Messages:
    344
    Likes Received:
    324
    Reading List:
    Link
    No it's not sexist because men can be used as a plural for man or as a general term for Mankind.
    In the same term that man can mean a member of the human species.

    As per the dictionary

    2. A member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex:
    prehistoric man.
    3. The human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind:
    Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war.
    4. a human being; person:
    to give a man a chance; When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself.

    The term man can be gender neutral. However the term woman isn't.

    So is the term X-Men sexist? No, it just means they are separate from Humankind. Even if it was called X-Humans, you can guarantee people would still be getting their proverbial panties in a twist because it still has the word man in it.
     
    mir, novalance and MutsuKata like this.