Gender Word Warriors (GWWs): Musical Challenges

May I have a man-to-man talk with gender word warriors (GWWs)? Do you expect to jettison the lyrics to “The Man I Love”, a beautiful Gershwin song: “Someday he’ll come along The man I love And he’ll be big and strong The man I love” And what happens to another Billie Holiday hit “I Must Have That Man”? “Don’t want my mammy I don’t need a friend My heart is broken, it won’t ever mend I ain’t much carin’ Just where I will end I must have that man” Dinah Washington will be another female whose work will require heavy … Continue reading Gender Word Warriors (GWWs): Musical Challenges