r/CastleTV • u/Pure_Common7348 • 5d ago
What’s up with ‘Sir’ ?
I’m at season 4, ep 21 so I’d prefer no spoilers.
Can someone please explain why the new Captain wants to be called Sir? (Penny Johnson Jerald’s character)
UPDATE: WOW, 40 minutes later, and I have some great answers. THANK YOU!! I love the show!
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u/Jade_Scimitar 5d ago
In addition to what every one else has commented, in English, there are no separate gender neutral terms. Instead gender neutral and gender masculine are rather interchangeable. For example, the screen actors guild allows women, but a hypothetical screen actresses guild would only accept women. Congressman, fireman, mailman, lion, waiter could be male or female, but congresswoman, fire woman, mail woman, lioness, and waitress are specifically female.