layman, chairman, spokesman, manhole (), fireman, policeman, man, woman, “the pronouns” etc - all gendered terms that seem on a journey to displacement and replacement, perhaps headed for the dreaded “obsolete” OED label in our lifetimes 

English is much less gendered than many other languages, like la langue française , so it’ll be interesting to see how pressure for change will be accepted (or rejected) by different countries with gendered language and whether maybe language rifts will open up, dividing nations formerly united by a common language. It’s arguable this already happened with English generations ago… 

2 hours ago, Zombie said:

all gendered terms that seem on a journey to displacement and replacement, perhaps headed for the dreaded “obsolete” OED label in our lifetimes 

I don't think so. People are getting sick of it, and the Karen's that bitch about their pronouns are making them even sicker.

1 hour ago, JamesSavik said:

I don't think so. People are getting sick of it, and the Karen's that bitch about their pronouns are making them even sicker.

certainly a backlash here in the UK but there’s a real head of steam pushing this through with “adoption” by universities, media groups, govt depts and now company HR depts (who control things like this) including major US companies like Microsoft (I think ). A defining moment will be when influential style guides choose which way to jump…