Is the term “humankind” too PC or something?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Is the term “humankind” too PC or something?

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:03:47 AM EDT

I used the term humankind in my poll thread on whether humankind would continue to progress or not. link

Someone said terms like humankind were why we would stagnate.
Is humankind too PC or something?
I know it is standing in for "mankind" but seriously, a bunch of men are not going to last too many generations.
We need women. I’m inclusive, I live with a woman.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:07:51 AM EDT

[#1]

Fine, screw both. Use "Earthlings" or "Terrans".

The anti-PC-police are becoming as whiny and sniveling as the PC-police.

Jim

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:08:27 AM EDT

[#2]

not too PC- just too many syllables

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:09:18 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Fine, screw both. Use "Earthlings" or "Terrans".

The anti-PC-police are becoming as whiny and sniveling as the PC-police.

Jim

Yes, they are pretty rabid sometimes.

My cat is technically an earthling though, isn't he?

I didn't mean to count him.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:10:29 AM EDT

[#4]

How about mankind, womenkind and gay-lesbian-and-transgendered-kind, or chimpnazee-kind?

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:11:43 AM EDT

[#5]

Just use "People."

Worked for our forefathers.

We the people, ya know?

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:11:49 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
How about mankind, womenkind and gay-lesbian-and-transgendered-kind, or chimpnazee-kind?

I was hoping for one term that meant "collectively all humans on Earth". I thought humankind was simplest.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:12:36 AM EDT

[#7]

Maybe the term , not fucking stupid will continue to progress. Darwin has to run out of awards sometime?

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:13:37 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Maybe the term , not fucking stupid will continue to progress. Darwin has to run out of awards sometime?

Only if we stop coddling the weak, incompetent and incapable promoting a system of survival of the unfittest.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:13:39 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
I used the term humankind in my poll thread on whether humankind would continue to progress or not. link

I go with the term "humanity" if its a context where Mankind might offend someone. Humankind is too unwieldy.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:15:32 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I used the term humankind in my poll thread on whether humankind would continue to progress or not. link

I go with the term "humanity" if its a context where Mankind might offend someone. Humankind is too unwieldy.

That's good, I will probably use 'humanity' next time it comes up.

I wonder if that one offends the anti-PC police.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:16:57 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Just use "People."

Worked for our forefathers.

We the people, ya know?

HAH....

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Right

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:18:12 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
I used the term humankind in my poll thread on whether humankind would continue to progress or not. link

I go with the term "humanity" if its a context where Mankind might offend someone. Humankind is too unwieldy.

That's good, I will probably use 'humanity' next time it comes up.

I wonder if that one offends the anti-PC police.

it offends me.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:19:39 AM EDT

[#13]

I dunno, the word makes me think of recylcing and baby seals and rainforests and holding hands while singing Kumbaya. And that all makes me think of hippies. And that makes me want to kick a few.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:19:52 AM EDT

[#14]

Humanholecover sounds funny.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:23:03 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
I used the term humankind in my poll thread on whether humankind would continue to progress or not. link

I go with the term "humanity" if its a context where Mankind might offend someone. Humankind is too unwieldy.

That's good, I will probably use 'humanity' next time it comes up.

I wonder if that one offends the anti-PC police.

it offends me.

Shit...

I'll keep working on a suitable alternative.

Posted: 8/24/2005 9:23:48 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Humanholecover sounds funny.

It sure does.

Are you suggesting we use that or we don't use that?

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