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The word "Scientist" was created for female scientists. (Men were called "Man of Science") (www.themarginalian.org)
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[–] MrSelfDestruct@piefed.zip 16 points 2 weeks ago

I can imagine decades of men correcting people and saying "IT'S MAN OF SCIENCE!" Then just giving up the fight.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

of course they wanted the word back when women made it cool. seriously though its way easier to say of course people stopped using man of science.

[–] forgetful_fox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Well, that's a scientwist 🙃

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Science has gone woke and transed all the true Men of Science!

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ugh, the trans science agenda.

[–] jambudz@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

Scientivist

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sciento and scienta? Do we gotta general the atoms now?

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

Only scientists have scientits. No, wait both men of science and scientists, both have at least one scientits.