Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
It's Berkeley.
Trust me, it makes you sexist.
Another example of Druff's critical thinking. If you continue to use "manhole covers" in your daily life it means you may be a little out of touch or just touched. The reason for the change is that men, who would not allow women to work in many areas were therefore free to name everything as they wished.
Manhole cover is not insensitive unless your a female working in that area. What is it about that cover makes it a manhole cover? Oh just the fact that they were off limits to women. The male dominated society never thought one way or the other because they were working where no female was and they had the right to do what they wanted. Same with elections, attitude toward minorities, the list goes on.
So call it a manhole cover and see what reaction you get
And if you consider maintenance hole covers a problem then you are sexist