#justsaying
Dear Meta/Facebook:
If I choose to use AI, it will be just that - a platform I choose. I do not want your AI foisted upon me. On principal, I will not be using an AI called 'Manus'. Which misogynistic so and so thought up that gender biased name?
You need to do better!
©✍️CarolynCrossley
At its core, manus is a Latin word meaning “hand.”
But as with many Latin terms, its meanings branch out symbolically:
- Hand (literal, anatomical)
- Power or control (as in “being in someone’s hands”)
- Possession or authority, especially in legal or social contexts
🕰️ Origins and cultures
Classical Latin
- Manus simply meant hand, but it also carried the sense of agency, action, and capability.
- It appears in many Latin-derived English words:
- manual (done by hand)
- manuscript (originally “written by hand”)
- manufacture (literally “to make by hand”)
Roman law
This is where it gets interesting.
In Roman society, manus referred to a form of legal authority or control, especially within marriage.
A woman in manu was under the legal “hand” or authority of her husband or his family.
It’s a stark reminder of how language encodes social structures.
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