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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 7, 2018 8:30:00 GMT 10
There was a report on the Today show this morning, which stated that volunteers are required to use "gender-neutral" phrases at the upcoming 2018 Commonwealth Games. For instance, instead of saying "Police man" or "Police woman", they are required to say "Police officer". They are also not allowed to address people as "ladies and gentlemen".
I'm sorry, but I personally think that it's political-correctness gone too far. I think it's ridiculous that phrases such as "ladies and gentlemen" are being discouraged and I honestly don't think anyone would get offended over hearing those terms used in public. What are your thoughts on this? Are "gender-neutral" phrases a good thing or just unnecessary political correctness?
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Post by rainbow on Jan 7, 2018 8:39:45 GMT 10
That is honestly the dumbest thing I've ever heard. What's so bad about calling people their gender? I don't even know what to say because I lost some brain cells reading that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 8:48:50 GMT 10
It's more inclusive, and it takes no effort to say the gender-neutral phrases. I don't see any reason to get worked up over it.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 7, 2018 8:52:28 GMT 10
It's more inclusive, and it takes no effort to say the gender-neutral phrases. I don't see any reason to get worked up over it. I see your point, but I personally don't think it's more beneficial in any case. If anything, by addressing people by their gender, you're greater acknowledging them for who they are, as individuals. We should be discouraging "blanket terms" and promoting individuality.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 13:19:43 GMT 10
It's more inclusive, and it takes no effort to say the gender-neutral phrases. I don't see any reason to get worked up over it. I see your point, but I personally don't think it's more beneficial in any case. If anything, by addressing people by their gender, you're greater acknowledging them for who they are, as individuals. We should be discouraging "blanket terms" and promoting individuality. Gender dysphoria doesn't necessarily mean you're the opposite gender you were assigned at birth, it can mean you're no gender at all or that you have attributes of both genders. From the American Psychiatric Association www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoriaIt's not an academic source, but here's a scientific summary of the whole matter from the National Geographic (long read) – www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/how-science-helps-us-understand-gender-identity/
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Post by RockyMountainExtreme on Jan 8, 2018 4:20:09 GMT 10
In all seriousness though, I don't see too much of a problem with organizations using gender-neutral pronouns, but do agree that political correctness is an issue in today's society.
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Post by longaotian on Jan 8, 2018 4:37:08 GMT 10
I think it's a bit much tbh, they should have bigger priorities
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 8, 2018 23:22:09 GMT 10
I understand that, however I still don't think it's appropriate for society to discourage acknowledging the two sets of genders as well. "Male" and "Female" form the basic anatomy of all life on Earth. It's who we are, as humans. I'm not suggesting that we shouldn't acknowledge gender dysphoria or people who simply do not identify solely with one gender. Rather, I think there needs to be more consideration in the way in which gender roles are applied to certain situations and how they are conveyed. We should be acknowledging and celebrating our differences, as individuals, not trying to make everyone fit under one "umbrella" term.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 6:48:41 GMT 10
I understand that, however I still don't think it's appropriate for society to discourage acknowledging the two sets of genders as well. "Male" and "Female" form the basic anatomy of all life on Earth. It's who we are, as humans. I'm not suggesting that we shouldn't acknowledge gender dysphoria or people who simply do not identify solely with one gender. Rather, I think there needs to be more consideration in the way in which gender roles are applied to certain situations and how they are conveyed. We should be acknowledging and celebrating our differences, as individuals, not trying to make everyone fit under one "umbrella" term. It's not refusing to acknowledge the two genders, it's included in the term "everyone". I don't think there's any celebration going on with the phrase "ladies & gentlemen", it's just a phrase. With "everyone", the same meaning is conveyed. If there wasn't an outrage culture surrounding this, I doubt anyone even notice the switch in phrase or feel like their individuality wasn't being celebrated. But there are athletes that aren't a lady or gentlemen, so I don't see the point in going out of your way to exclude them. "Everyone" works for... everyone.
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