[glhaynes]

I agree that it doesn't matter, but it's entirely conventional for "Man" / "Woman" to be used in news story headlines, so your charges of sexism are silly.

On this topic, a fantastic satirical article by Hofstadter about uses of gendered pronouns: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/purity.html

[Psyonic]

That Hofstadter piece felt a bit like being repeatedly hit over the head with a mallet.