BLOG #11 Henley, Nancy. “This New Species that Seeks a New Language: On Sexism in Language and Language Change.”

I think language is influenced by social hiarchy and dominance. The article makes a good point about how men are always referenced before women. I think this has a lot to do with how the world is and how it works. It is a male dominated world, this can be applied to almost every species on earth therefore speech, actions, and behavior will reflect that. I also think everything has its particular role such as men being the hunters and protectors and women being the nurturers. Since the roles that men are associated with are usually viewed as more important, I think this is why when we reference something we always put men before women.