"Man" banned from Princeton.
Posted by Government 8 years, 8 months ago to Humor
Students won't be punished for using it, but the world "man" is being removed from courses and school activities, being replaced by more gender-neutral terms.
Some may see this as an Orwellian side-step, unnecessarily blocking or destroying a useful term for the sake of political correctness. Others see it as a necessary state of evolution. Why, of course, do we use the word "man" to describe one gender and "wo-man" to describe the other. What's with the prefix? "Male" and "Fe-male" does the same thing. Seems like these words were created by men.
Using the words "man" and "woman" is still tolerated at Princeton and can still be used to identify gender, but the insidious imposition of the "man" term will be altered.
Here are some examples of what has changed. (pic related)
A memo from the school read “consistent with style guidelines issued by Princeton’s Office of Human Resources and Office of Communications, and as endorsed by the Institutional Equity Planning Group as a preferred University practice, HR has developed these gender inclusive style guidelines, to be utilized by all HR staff members in HR communications, policies, job descriptions, and job postings."
John Cramer, Princeton’s director of media relations, said the guidelines “reflect the university’s initiative of fostering an inclusive environment.”
Some may see this as an Orwellian side-step, unnecessarily blocking or destroying a useful term for the sake of political correctness. Others see it as a necessary state of evolution. Why, of course, do we use the word "man" to describe one gender and "wo-man" to describe the other. What's with the prefix? "Male" and "Fe-male" does the same thing. Seems like these words were created by men.
Using the words "man" and "woman" is still tolerated at Princeton and can still be used to identify gender, but the insidious imposition of the "man" term will be altered.
Here are some examples of what has changed. (pic related)
A memo from the school read “consistent with style guidelines issued by Princeton’s Office of Human Resources and Office of Communications, and as endorsed by the Institutional Equity Planning Group as a preferred University practice, HR has developed these gender inclusive style guidelines, to be utilized by all HR staff members in HR communications, policies, job descriptions, and job postings."
John Cramer, Princeton’s director of media relations, said the guidelines “reflect the university’s initiative of fostering an inclusive environment.”
Male-human, female-human as a connotation of Man/Woman, came later and it wouldn't surprise me to find a progressive type invented it.
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Just a sample
This is creepy Orwellian stuff, IMHO.
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ain't. 1706, originally a contraction of am not, and in proper use with that sense until it began to be used as a generic contraction for are not, is not, etc., in early 19c. Cockney dialect of
London; popularized by representations of this in Dickens, etc., which led to the word being banished from correct English.
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Jump to Contractions of to be not - Ain't is a contraction for am not, is not, are not, has not, and have not in the common English language vernacular. In some dialects ain't is also used as a contraction of do not, does not, and did not.
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Define ain't: am not : are not : is not, : have not : has not — ain't in a ... In fiction ain't is used for purposes of characterization; in familiar ... contraction of are not.
It's a negative contraction of the verb to be.
The song I ain't gotta nobody and nobody's got me translates to I have somebody but nobody has me.
We ain't got no edjucation is a plaintive cry or plea for help referring to the British education system which gives the 11 Plus Test at age 11 if one fails it's trade school and never a university ergo 'another brick in the wall.'
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