This reading is all about how there are terms in the English language that show sexism. So many negative terms have words in it that refer to a female. At the same time, there are terms that seem mostly male that are positive. Also, it is obvious that young females are favored to older females. Another reason language is sexist to the author is that some terms, when used to refer to men are positive; however, when the same term is used for women, it is negative. The author describes it as "glorifying men". The author gave many proofs and examples and so I find myself more likely agreeing with the author. In the end, I do think that the English language shows some sexism against women.
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