Man up? Person up and put the gendered language in the past | Richard Glover
A young man of my acquaintance was standing, a few metres from me, having a discussion with his girlfriend. He was outlining the possible activities for the day. A trip to the beach. A visit to the cinema. A shopping expedition.This scene happened more than a decade ago, but I still remember the details: where they were both standing, the look between them.
Elliott wanted to sledge Kean for what he saw as a mishandling of negotiations with the rail unions. Here’s how he put it: “That’s what you get when you send a boy in toThe implication, of course, is that negotiating something effectively requires the presence of a man. And not just any man. He must have age, and – I think this is implied – the qualities of manly toughness that come with age.
Big boys don’t cry. Stop throwing like a girl. Who wears the pants? Man up. Boys will be boys. Don’t be a Karen. And so I’ll forgive myself and others if these phrases occasionally stumble from our mouths. But can’t we at least think through their implications? Other phrases insist that women talk all the time, when research and our own experience prove the opposite is true. Or that they are bad at sport – “don’t throw like a girl” – a proposition that might be challenged by a moment watching Australia’s women’s cricket team.
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