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Turtler Since: Jun, 2009
#1: Nov 1st 2014 at 1:08:03 PM

Hello all! Sorry for coming in.

But really, the current Grease Monkey page has bugged me for a bit. In comparison to it's sister/Female counterpart page " Wrench Wench ", Grease Monkey is a bit of a problem. It's a gender neutral term, so using it as a male-only trope is a problem. It's something that only long time tropers would intuitively understand from looking at the name alone.

So I'd propose something that would try to change that. I'd like to propose "Machine Man" or "Machinist Man" for consideration, but I'd be open to other ideas.

For whatever the problems with these, it's clear what they are. "A Man who works with Machines", Like Wrench Wench is "A Girl who works with Wrenches."

As a final note, it might be worth changing Grease Monkey into a Super-Trope encompassing Wrench Wench and this proposed rename.

But your thoughts?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#2: Nov 1st 2014 at 1:13:10 PM

Greetings.

To be honest, I am not seeing evidence of a problem with the name, which is an etablished term. And without evidence, I cannot approve this thread.

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