/dev/null Posted August 28, 2015 Share 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?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted August 29, 2015 Share 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 29, 2015 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 29, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted September 18, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 :pirate: :pirate: :pirate: yer all bastards...I'll go slink off to the corner now and grumble..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted September 18, 2015 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 18, 2015 Share 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!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 18, 2015 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted September 18, 2015 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Levi...next Board Admin, congrats dude!!!!! Thank you, thank you. No need for great fanfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Thank you, thank you. No need for great fanfare. be careful with whom you align with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 18, 2015 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 be careful with whom you align with.... Ahem, I accept Beerball's congratulations without prejudice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 18, 2015 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hey you works. I've found that 'yo - d#ckface' gets folk's attention as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I've found that 'yo - d#ckface' gets folk's attention as well. "Hey - ****head!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm going with "hey you confused mother!@#$er!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 18, 2015 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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