micdotcom: Oxford Dictionary accused of sexist word examplesOxford Dictionary is under fire aft
micdotcom: Oxford Dictionary accused of sexist word examplesOxford Dictionary is under fire after Michael Oman-Reagan, an anthropologist and Ph.D. candidate, pointed out these instances of sexist example sentences accompanying words like “rabid” and “shrill.” At first, Oxford Dictionaries responded with the above flippant tweet — but later apologized and vowed to change at least one of the words. -- source link