Spender seems to be saying the following: Every language makes us see reality in a certain way, so each language creates the reality that people who use that language see. Men shaped the languages we...

Spender seems to be saying the following: Every language makes us see reality in a certain way, so each language creates the reality that people who use that language see. Men shaped the languages we use and thereby created a reality that benefits them and oppresses women. Yet some women have created new realities. All realities—including women’s new realities—are equally valid. Let’s assume this is what Spender is saying.