
…ovies, etc. I cringe. Therefore, I cringe about 20 times or more every time I turn on a television. Language is extremely important, and the norms we put on young children will affect them for the rest of their lives, so make sure to do your part and not restrict people to stick to specific gender norms.
Is Mussarat a him or a her? I was taught to be fair, to transcend biases in reporting, and to avoid stereotypes about women, who are often portrayed through the dominant male lens in media as weak and witless. Why didn’t I stop to think about the identity Mussarat might want to assert or reinforce?