” Speaking non-sexist French is a matter of will “says Eliane Viennot, Professor Emeritus of Literature. Voltaire said “teacher”, why today the use of this term provokes such an outcry? The French language is not sexist in itself, but grammarians have made it sexist, explains Eliane Viennot. According to her, we have in the Romance languages all the material necessary to speak an inclusive French. Let’s be rational, then, and demasculinize uses! (Replay)
The masculine was designated, 300 years ago, as the noble gender and thus decreeing that the less noble gender should leave the space of the language. That’s how today, “the masculine prevails”. It is not a question here of inventing new words and uses, but rather of finding them.
Guest: Eliane Viennot, emeritus professor of literature and feminist activist, is the author of ” No, the masculine does not prevail over the feminine ”, published in iXe Editions (an independent house, specializing in feminism and its different voices).
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