[lojban-beginners] Re: gendered and gender-neutral language

[Sunnan <sunnan@handgranat.org>]

The ability to use somewhat non-sexist language was the only(!) reason I 
chose to study lojban. Lojban is a beautiful language, but that was the 
thing that I was specifically looking for in a language. I was kind of 
dissappointed upon finding mamta and patfu in the language, as well as 
finding several slightly sexist or at least gender-specific examples in 
_Lojban for beginners_. Then again, having the capability to be gender 
specific in a language (which lojban provides to a sufficient extent, 
IMHO) isn't necessarily a showstopper; just as long as you can be 
non-sexist without effort or awkwardness.

For example, I look forward to writing non-sexist, sexually explicit 
literature, something which is possible using lojban but few other 
languages.

One of my fears is that the existance of words like tixnu and mamta will 
make it sound awkward to use words like panzi and rirni.

YMMV.
pe'a mi tamne rodo.i'o lo lojbo bangu .i.a'o sarxe mi'e snan