M: Who was the first person on the moon?
Me: A guy called Neil Armstrong. And he said something like, “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
M: Well that doesn’t make sense. (brief discussion ensues, in which it becomes clear that the “mankind” part is the source of the confusion) What if he was a girl? Then what would he say?
Me: I don’t know. What do you think a girl would say?
M: “One small step for a girl, one big hop for girlkind!” That’s what I’ll say when I go to the moon.
Me: Sounds pretty good to me!