Archive for June 2nd, 2007

meet Spiderperson

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

I think we all agree it’s very important to be politically correct. You shouldn’t say spokesman, it’s spokesperson. And you better not say Black, it’s African American (whatever that means). But did you notice that there are still some shockingly backward phrases in popular use?

For example, Congressman and Congresswoman. What an outrage! I’m going on the record right now with Congressperson.

Likewise, all of our superheroes are in dire need of renaming too. Spiderman becomes Spiderperson, Superman is Superperson, Batman is Batperson, Wonderwoman is Wonderperson. The Green Lantern keeps his name, as lame as it is.