Cambridge Dictionary changes definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’

NY Post ^ | December 13, 2022 | By Joe Silverstein

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Cambridge Dictionary is being criticized by conservatives on social media for altering the definitions of the words “man” and “woman” to include people who identify as a gender other than their biological sex.

The definition of woman, which previously represented the longstanding view on sex, now states that a woman is “an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”

Similarly, a man is now defined as “an adult who lives and identifies as male though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”

This change was met with pushback from many, who argued that redefining society’s categorization of gender and sex is harmful and inaccurate.

[ConservativeWarrior]

2+2=5.

Or else.

[EvilCapitalist]

Man=XY chromosomes, Woman=XX chromosomes.

[ClearCase_guy]

Convicted felons will also be pleased with the updated definition of Innocent:

“an adult who lives and identifies as innocent though they may have been said to have been convicted of a felony.”

[rlmorel]

Ah! The newest version of the NewSpeak Dictionary is out!

[Ezekiel]

A brazen case of gender appropriation.

Where’s cancel culture when you need it?

[bigbob]

I always figured America would be destroyed by some nut with a nuke, not some nut with a dictionary.

[Scrambler Bob]

My List of Liars now expands to include #8 = Dictionaries.

[BenLurkin]

[Magic Fingers]

Man=XY chromosomes, Woman=XX chromosomes.

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Precisely.

“...they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”

What someone “said”? NO, it’s what they ARE.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Among animals classed as “Mammals” which include Humans, any farmer can tell the difference between a male and female just by looking.

They don’t need a class in biology to tell the difference.

[LibertarianLiz]

Okay, now dictionaries are “woke”?

[V_TWIN]

I’ll see the Cambridge dictionary and raise my Holy Bible.

I win have a nice day.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Is Supreme Court Justice Brown Jackson aware of this definition?

[I want the USA back]

The dictionary is no longer the authority on the language. The dictionary gets it wrong and so has lost all credibility.

[Boogieman]

‘now states that a woman is “an adult who lives and identifies as female’

Ok, Matt Walsh can start working on his next blockbuster: “What is a Female?”

[Mean Daddy]

I saw they removed the word gullible as well.

[Ge0ffrey]

Remind me not to buy the Cambridge dictionary or to send my kids to school there.

[rlmorel]

LOL, well, you can’t have one without the other I suppose!

[Salman]

To a critical theorist, words having meanings is Oldthink at best, verging on Crimethink.

The Cambridge Dictionary is trying to cope with current ruling class usage, but ultimately must be cancelled because it is a printed dictionary. It cannot be changed on the fly from day to day as politics dictate.