The BBC is aware that the words used to describe and define women matter

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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3TfnKKJtx6j9CLWHnPtBt0

The cognitive dissonance surely creates a workplace risk of head explosions??

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3TfnKKJtx6j9CLWHnPtBt0Q/women-and-words-why-language-matters

Painful to read

But on the plus side, language is also one of the best tools we have for sort of reflecting and raising awareness about that... And that doesn’t change the world on its own, but I think it’s a necessary step along the way

So rather than being a means of communication, language is a necessary step in order to achieve the ultimate goal of changing the world?

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