Not by way of excuse, but as an aside, a dear friend of mine did once accuse me of not having the ovaries to stand up to someone (she is refreshinly direct, and largely unconstrained)...so I would argue that "gonads" (at least) is, by definition, not necessarily sexist.
But I did not mean to, and do not wish to, offend. Thank you.
Fair enough, and I am suitably chastised.
Not by way of excuse, but as an aside, a dear friend of mine did once accuse me of not having the ovaries to stand up to someone (she is refreshinly direct, and largely unconstrained)...so I would argue that "gonads" (at least) is, by definition, not necessarily sexist.
But I did not mean to, and do not wish to, offend. Thank you.
Thank you for your gracious and generous response. Would that all had your openness of mind and kindness of intention. You made my day.