You know that `man' used to be gender neutral? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_(word))
And that 'fizzle' used to mean 'fart quietly'? http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fizzle
And that 'wench' used to mean 'child'? http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=wench
And that 'meat' used to mean 'food'? http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=meat
Etymology is fascinating (a word which itself may be related to the Latin 'fascinum', or penis).
Take up the White Man's burden, Send forth the best ye breed
Go bind your sons to exile, to serve your captives' need;
To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild—
Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child.