The sexism of language

I learned a new word today, well, actually I learned a usage rule of a word today. Víctima is the Spanish word for victim. It is one of those words that translates the same in both Spanish and English.

So in Spanish like many other romance languages, there are gendered articles that the speaker uses to indicate the gender of the noun. In the case of víctima, which is a feminine noun, you would think to use el before the word to describe a male victim or casualty. However, the word víctima is always spoken and written in the feminine voice. Always.

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