Robert Delmenico:
I originally put the call out really to gauge if there was much interest in changing
the term man_made because of its use of 'man', and was interested in hearing the
thoughts from other mappers as really this proposal isn't just mine. If there was no
interest I would just abandon it and move on - that's how the system works yeah?
Here's my thoughts based on the feedback received so far
Regardless of the origin of the term, the current use of 'man' is to identify adult
males.
Not really, and "man_made" does not mean that it was made by males.
I don't think the use of 'man_made' offends women, but who am I to decide that as I
am a adult male.
It seems to me that a lot of males like to speak for women on these issues.
Why? Can't they speak for themselves?
I feel that by using any masculine or feminine terms where a suitable alternative
exists instills the stereotypes based on these terms.
Marriam-webster:
==
Definition of man-made
: manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings
==
We don't refer to firefigters as firemen anymore, not do we refer to airline
attendants as airline hostesses. The world is changing and OSM should adapt to these
changes if there is enough interest from the OSM community.
As I mentioned in another email, we do use terms such as midwife.
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Niels Elgaard Larsen
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