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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jul 18, 2019 19:43:10 GMT
A California city voted to ban some gender-specific words in its city code and replace them with gender-neutral options. Berkeley's municipal code will no longer feature words like "manhole" and "manpower," and instead say, "maintenance hole" and "human effort" or "workforce." The measure passed unanimously Tuesday and replaces more than two dozen terms. Gender-specific references to job titles, like "policeman" and "craftsmen," will also be changed in the code, to "police officer" and "craftspeople" or "artisans." "Sorority" and "fraternity" would change to "collegiate Greek system residence." And the use of gendered pronouns, like "he" and "she," would be replaced with specific titles, like "the attorney" or "the candidate."
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Post by scott on Jul 20, 2019 14:36:12 GMT
If people would only study the history of the English language they would know that "man" as used in "manhole" and "man power" is, and always was, a gender neutral term. Etymology is a fascination topic but since few people can even spell it any more it's seldom taught.
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