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“Is the term Michigander an insult to women?”
Published January 28, 2012, 2:53 PM
Updated: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 4:11 PM
By Jim Harger
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Is “Michigander” insulting to women?
Gov. Rick Snyder was confronted with the question of how to describe state residents at his appearance before the Michigan Press Association last week.
A woman in the audience asked him to use “Michiganian” instead, arguing “Michigander” is not gender neutral.
Snyder said he once asked an expert to investigate the origins of each to determine which was best.
“After 45 minutes, he said, 'Either one.'”
Snyder promised to continue investigating.
As a female, I see 'Michigander' as gender neutral, like, 'American'. I think this is one of those many cases of when PC truly runs amok.
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