Minimization is what happens
Minimization is what happens when we take the world is flat idea too far…and act as if people everywhere are the same (and thereby minimizing the differences). David Livermore
World Is Flat
conventional English usage, including
conventional English usage, including the generic use of masculine-gender words, often obscures the actions, the contributions, and sometimes the very presence of women. Turning our backs on that insight is an option, of course, but it is an option like teaching children that the world is flat. Casey Miller
It doesn’t matter whether
It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running. Abe Gubegna