Humor in the cartoon derives from the fact that A) an old woman would never make a statement about gender in a formal workplace context. B) the m...

Humor in the cartoon derives from the fact that


A) an old woman would never make a statement about gender in a formal workplace context.
B) the man obviously misinterprets his female colleagueʼs words.
C) it is absolutely impossible to use any language in perfectly impartial or objective ways.
D) combinations such as “ethnic-neutral” and “age-neutral” cannot exist in ordinary English language.
E) there is a contradiction in proposing “being neutral” and “celebrating diversity” at the same time.