/dev/null Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 Now imagine you're a 16-year-old boy in a California public school. The answer to your question would be "It's right around the corner. What's your uniform size?"
Mr Info Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 I am working in our Copenhagen location for a short time and the colleagues there told me that their neighboring Swedes recently changed the name of birds (i.e., blackbird) out of fear of racism. Sure enough, I googled it and PC run amuck: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/24/out-of-fear-of-racism-sweden-changes-the-names-of-bird-species/
Chef Jim Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 I am working in our Copenhagen location for a short time and the colleagues there told me that their neighboring Swedes recently changed the name of birds (i.e., blackbird) out of fear of racism. Sure enough, I googled it and PC run amuck: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/24/out-of-fear-of-racism-sweden-changes-the-names-of-bird-species/ Well I undesramd that. Blackbird in Sweedish is !@#$fluphen.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 I have gotten in trouble for using a gender neutral pronoun for "confused" gender people - the pronoun I use is "it". The folks at UT have simply gone off the rails with this homage to political correctness. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/08/27/call-me-ze-not-university-wants-everyone-to-use-gender-inclusive-pronouns.html Zesus Christ, will it never end? soooo stupid , sorry idiots there are genders weather zu like it or not
LeviF Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Found this article all by myself: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/he-she-ze-universities-add-gender-free-pronouns-alter-policy/ar-AAerdPo?li=AA54ur
Nervous Guy Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 :pirate: :pirate: :pirate: yer all bastards...I'll go slink off to the corner now and grumble.....
Azalin Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Why can't reasonable people just fight back with the same logic? "Excuse me, but I am a male, and I would appreciate it if you would acknowledge me as such". It would do them good to be the ones to suffer a little smug superiority for a change.
Beerball Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Found this article all by myself: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/he-she-ze-universities-add-gender-free-pronouns-alter-policy/ar-AAerdPo?li=AA54ur Levi...next Board Admin, congrats dude!!!!!
DC Tom Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Why can't reasonable people just fight back with the same logic? "Excuse me, but I am a male, and I would appreciate it if you would acknowledge me as such". It would do them good to be the ones to suffer a little smug superiority for a change. Because they consider it oppressive. Seriously...highlighting the very existence of heteronormalcy or cisgender by verbally confirming you conform to it is considered oppressive. Not even a micro-aggression...outright oppressive. It used to be rare. If you think that's crazy in principle...wait until you get into an argument with a gay guy claiming that telling him "Sorry, I'm straight" when he's hitting on you is discrimination, and illegal. Wacky fun.
Azalin Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Because they consider it oppressive. Seriously...highlighting the very existence of heteronormalcy or cisgender by verbally confirming you conform to it is considered oppressive. Not even a micro-aggression...outright oppressive. It used to be rare. If you think that's crazy in principle...wait until you get into an argument with a gay guy claiming that telling him "Sorry, I'm straight" when he's hitting on you is discrimination, and illegal. Wacky fun. Well, if they think my attempt at being reasonable is oppressive, just wait until they hear my response to that.
LeviF Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Levi...next Board Admin, congrats dude!!!!! Thank you, thank you. No need for great fanfare.
Nervous Guy Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Thank you, thank you. No need for great fanfare. be careful with whom you align with....
shrader Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Simple. He's got a Y-chromosome, he's male, he's a "he."' "Got a Y, you're a guy." Everyone say it with me. I'm with you. I don't use gender specific pronouns, I use sex specific pronouns. In the ultra-rare case where I might encounter someone where that doesn't fit, I'll figure it out on the fly.
LeviF Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 be careful with whom you align with.... Ahem, I accept Beerball's congratulations without prejudice.
Chef Jim Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I'm with you. I don't use gender specific pronouns, I use sex specific pronouns. In the ultra-rare case where I might encounter someone where that doesn't fit, I'll figure it out on the fly. Hey you works.
Azalin Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Hey you works. I've found that 'yo - d#ckface' gets folk's attention as well.
LeviF Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I've found that 'yo - d#ckface' gets folk's attention as well. "Hey - ****head!"
Chef Jim Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I'm going with "hey you confused mother!@#$er!!"
DC Tom Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I'm going with "hey you confused mother!@#$er!!" I just stopped talking to people. Turns out the dumb bastards weren't really enriching my life anyway.
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