Arwu@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 17 days agoHorrified children look on as lollipop man in his 70s struck by car on school crossingwww.manchestereveningnews.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down13
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkHorrified children look on as lollipop man in his 70s struck by car on school crossingwww.manchestereveningnews.co.ukArwu@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareyermaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days agoOh its worse than that. A lot of us still say “lollipop ladies” even for men. Not intentional misgendering, just habit. In the same way we still call female firefighters “firemen”.
minus-squarespud@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoThis is true, I can say my postman’s a woman without experiencing any cognitive dissonance at all
Oh its worse than that. A lot of us still say “lollipop ladies” even for men. Not intentional misgendering, just habit. In the same way we still call female firefighters “firemen”.
This is true, I can say my postman’s a woman without experiencing any cognitive dissonance at all