Anti-Sexist Language

I had to go to a study skills session today as part of the induction week for my new masters course. It was a complete waste of time, although it has provided me with some inspiration for this post. As part of the pack we were given, we got a British Sociological Society guide to using non-sexist language. I don't know if its just me but I think some of the "sexist" words are a bit ridiculous. Anyway here's their list and the alternatives they suggest:

Sexist / Non-sexist

layman ....non-expert
man-made ....synthetic, manufactured
Chairman ....Chair
Foreman .....Supervisor
Manpower ....workforce, labour force
Craftsman ....Craftsperson
Manning ...staffing
Manhours .....workhours
forefathers .....ancestors
masterful .....domineering; very skillful
master copy ....top copy/original
disseminate.... broadcast, inform, publicise
seminal .....classical, formative

It seems that whenever the letters MAN appear in a word it is now considered sexist so why can you still use management and manager? Personally I wouldn't mind being called a chairman or anything like that, its better than being referred to as a piece of furniture. My old headmistress would always make us say Madame Chairman which is perfectly correct. Perhaps using grammatically correct English isn't necessary anymore. Anyway rant over, just in case you offend anyone you shouldn't use the term 'short' anymore - the person is vertically challenged! So watch your language!