The King of Hearts Didn't Make Tarts

[rosamicula]

revonrut asked why we call it the United KINGdom when we have a queen.

We do it because the words 'king' and 'queen' had very different meanings and still have different values. 'King' comes from the Anglo-Saxon cyninge which originally meant supreme (elected) military leader with an implied sacral element. Her or His Britannic Majesty is still the

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[lblanchard]

In a related vein, the gender stereotyping of certain toys has morphed into pink princess sparkly, too.




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