Against Sexism in Pair Skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union (ISU) regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals, and throw jumps. (Wikipedia).
These defining remarks from the always helpful Wikipedia are – as is often the case – linguistically very interesting:
First of all, Wikipedia finds it appropriate to explain to us precisely what is meant by a “pair.” In this day and age, after all, there…