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'''Womyn''' is a term used by many [[Radical feminism|radical feminists]] to take the "men" out of the word ''women''. Other spellings meant to perform the same function include "wimmin" (plural), wom!n, and "''womb''an" (see [[womb]]). A common singular form, to refer to one person, is
Some point to these terms, especially the lesser-used ones, as an example of [[political correctness]] run amok or even of [[reverse sexism|anti-male gender bias]]. Those who promote them, on the other hand, argue that language shapes perceptions and ideas about [[gender identity|gender]] and [[gender roles]], and that its current form does not greatly value [[women]]. Therefore, some [[feminists]] see these sorts of words as the beginnings of a movement to correct what they consider inherent biases in language. However, some would cite [[George Orwell]]'s [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]] as a reason to be suspicious of any attempt to "correct" language; furthermore, the assertion that [[language and thought|language affects thought]] to that degree has so far found little [[empirical]] support in studies testing the [[Sapir-Whorf hypothesis]].
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