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by ta82828 4078 days ago
If you think "werewolf" is sexist, I would recommend "lycanthrope" as an alternative, rather than "manwolf".

I did not say "mankind is fine" I said that it's etymology is not sexist. The word is not "mankind" because only men count, the word is "mankind" because when it was made up "man" included all people.

That said, it's frustrating when perfectly good words like mankind are labelled as offensive because people either misunderstand their origins, ignore the intent with which they are used, or are simply looking for reasons to be offended.