Professor Your Sposed to Say "Biological Man" Now
How About I Say Human Man ?
Professor , ur supposed to say “biological man” instead of just “man”, now.
Really ? Oh, the professor said.
Yeah.
[Silence, then].
It’s more respectful of transgender men. It’s more specific , the student added.
Well, we’re talking about human men, specifically, right? the professor clarified.
Yes, of course, the student said , smiling , eager.
And are humans biological organisms ? the professor continued to probe.
Um, .... yeaahh, the student said laughing.
So, “human man” is sufficient for “biological man” , since all humans are biological, the professor said, smiling.
True ... but ... hmmm. I, it ... wait.
So I mean human men. I was talking about humans. It’s a little clunky, but it’s specific . It’s human men I’m talking about, the professor said.
But no, yes, humans obviously, the student said.
So if “human” is obvious, I don’t need it. I could just say, men . Because from the context of course I’m talking about humans. And of course they are biological.
But ...
But I can go back to “human man”, if you want something *that* specific. If that’s something that ... you know ... would comfort you, the professor said.
I ... hmmm ...
Unless you have a problem with “human”. Human nature, etc., the professor offered.
I prefer “biological man”, the student said.
To me, it sounds secular, as opposed to “spiritual” man, the professor said.
Oh .... that’s true.
But humans are spiritual, by nature . So back to human man, I suppose , the professor said.
Well. It’s.
It’s ?
Never mind. I’ll think about it.
Okay. Let me know , the professor said.
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Originally published to Facebook on Fri 25 Oct 2019 at 7:52 pm
Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., is the producer and host of The Republican Professor Podcast, voted least favorite by Hell Magazine.
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