You know, I was actually wondering that myself, and I’ve been thinking about it often since I posted that. But it certainly feels a lot less sexist to me. Something about that word ‘timid’ just bugged me. Maybe it’s just that it hits a bit close to home; I’m a woman, and I don’t drive, but I am a timid/cautious bicycle-rider...
It’s less offensive; that’s not the same as less sexist. The short-winded explanation of why is that it’s pretty much the same as saying men are incautious.
You know, I was actually wondering that myself, and I’ve been thinking about it often since I posted that. But it certainly feels a lot less sexist to me. Something about that word ‘timid’ just bugged me. Maybe it’s just that it hits a bit close to home; I’m a woman, and I don’t drive, but I am a timid/cautious bicycle-rider...
It’s less offensive; that’s not the same as less sexist. The short-winded explanation of why is that it’s pretty much the same as saying men are incautious.