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One of the comments reads : Actually, we will probably never figure out, was it man or woman. but I thought this comment of the professor was an interesting eye opener. https://mastodonapp.uk/@MarkHoltom/112070436760917344

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

"man" as in human kind.

I agree the linguistics here are unfortunate, but here we are, and that word, in that context, is normally gender neutral.

~~Also, 28 day calendar probably means it's the moon.~~

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

Some guy tracking the moon.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He died before he could carve 29.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, no way to know what gender someone had so we just pick one based on our twisted worldview where some gender must be better than other because reasons.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Not sure why you got down voted because you are absolutely right

  • we don't know
  • society ascribes everything to the male

If we defaulted to "he or she (they probably)" then things would be better but we simply don't. It is always the man's contribution and it's disappointing

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

we just pick one based on our twisted worldview where some gender must be better than other because reasons.

The only one doing this here is you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In which words did I choose which gender that inventor was?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well you seem upset that an archaeologist suggested it was likely a woman, so something made you mad

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

a man with a wife.

it's good to know when it's time to spend couple of days hunting the sabre tooth tiger.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh no my loved one is about to experience terrible pain that comes every few weeks, better complain about how this affects me and go do my own thing for awhile

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

A man makes blankets and he "works in textiles" a woman makes blankets and she "has a hobby making quilts".

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