What do Fishermen Want to be Called?
This is Alaska Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch –
Our language has evolved and changed to try and become more gender neutral and ‘politically correct’. For example, policeman to police officer, fireman to firefighter, and now fisherman to fisher.
Since the beginning of time the word fisherman has been used to describe a person who captures fish and other animals from a body of water. Fishing is one of the oldest occupations in history.
Fish Radio asked fishing men and women of Kodiak what they thought of the more gender neutral name change...
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