Keukasmallies Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Bull crap. Stop it, just stop it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Oh Jesus, I hope this doesn't catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Look on the bright side. If we allow words like ze, hir, zir, xe, xem and xyr to be part of our lexicon, then many people who try to post comments here from their phone will finally make sense. So we have that going for us. Which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I can't spill anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Bull crap. Stop it, just stop it Agreed. This just needs to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Look on the bright side. If we allow words like ze, hir, zir, xe, xem and xyr to be part of our lexicon, then many people who try to post comments here from their phone will finally make sense. So we have that going for us. Which is nice. Plus, the Scrabble implications are mind boggling (and the Boggle implications are mind scrabbling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I have gotten in trouble for using a gender neutral pronoun for "confused" gender people - the pronoun I use is "it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Is that an Onion story? Oh, I double checked it's a Fox story. At least the Onion is intentional comedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 “There are dozens of gender-neutral pronouns,” she declared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 And people actually wonder why Trump is popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 This all sounds good until these folks have a teenage daughter and Gugny, who identifies as a female, goes to change in front of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 This all sounds good until these folks have a teenage daughter and Gugny, who identifies as a female, goes to change in front of them. Wonder what the gender neutral name for a "Peeping Tom" is? "Officer I am NOT a peeping tom! I identify myself as female lesbian despite what I am by chromosomes and birth certificate so me being nude in locker room with erection is normal!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) From the last line of the article: I wonder if they’ve got a gender neutral word for idiot? Edited August 28, 2015 by Jon in Pasadena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 For example, the birth certificate might say that Big Earl is a male. But what if Big Earl identifies as a lady who wants to be called Lawanda? 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 This was a really good article that touches on that sort of nonsense: The Coddling of the American Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 This was a really good article that touches on that sort of nonsense: The Coddling of the American Mind I will never understand the belief that people should be free from being offended. Offense results from friction. And friction is a natural part of life. Being an adult means learning to manage it, not avoiding it entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I will never understand the belief that people should be free from being offended. Offense results from friction. And friction is a natural part of life. Being an adult means learning to manage it, not avoiding it entirely. I'm afraid we're becoming such an entitled culture that incoming generations are getting the sense that even the mildest discomfort is anathema to the natural order of things. I swear the biggest issues I've ever had with my wife don't involve money or sex or any of the standard relationship issues; it's about her need to coddle and my need to put some calluses on the kids. And you know what? My older daughter is a badass, but I think I'm losing that fight with my youngest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I self identify as a girls volleyball player. Now if you'll excuse me, which way to the locker room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I self identify as a girls volleyball player. Now if you'll excuse me, which way to the locker room? 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...
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