From: William James <w_a_x_man@...>
Date: 2006-03-05T05:53:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Symbols

gwtmp01@mac.com wrote:

> For example, if you want to record 'gender' you could model that in lots
> of different ways:
>
> 	male	female
> 	----	------
> 	0	1
> 	1	0
> 	'm'	'f'
> 	'male'	'female'
> 	'mars'	'venus'
> 	-1	1
> 	1	-1
> 	true	false
> 	false	true
> 	:male	:female

Nobody who has any sense wants to record the "gender" of
a human being.  A person is a member of a certain sex, not
of a "gender".  Hence, "the weaker sex".  Only words have
gender.  That is elementary.  Unfortunately, ignorant witlings
have decided that it is trendy and politically correct to
substitute 'gender' for 'sex'.