Isabel, Cindy, etc. were all female names. This shows that people had negative attitudes

부정적인 태도

toward women. Thanks to feminists' complaints, in 1979, people began to use both

~을 향한 ~덕분에 여권신장론자(복수형의 소유격 ‘만 붙여 표현) 불평

men and women names for hurricanes.

both A and B A, B둘다

(P. 125) III. Words That End in -man

Male-centered attitudes ❶can also be found in words that end in -man, such as

남성중심적인 태도 조동사(can) + be + p.p ~으로 끝나다 ~와 같이

fireman, mailman, chairman, policeman, businessman, etc. In the past, these words were

과거에는

the names for jobs like doctors, teachers, writers, etc. They didn't only refer to men

~와 같은 언급하다

who had such jobs. This reflects people's thought that these jobs are mostly for men.

(동격의 that A = B)

Since there were ❹few women who had such jobs in the past, the male-centered words

~이므로 거의 없는

didn't cause a serious problem. ❷However, times have changed. Nowadays, both men

일으키다. 심각한 그러나 both A and B(A, B 둘 다)

and women can have these jobs. ❷Therefore, if we say, "She is a fireman," it sounds

그러므로 ~ 처럼 들리다

very awkward for some people, especially women. Many people think using such

어색한 특히 그러한 남성중심적인 단어를 사용하는 것이

male-centered words is not right in the modern world.

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