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I may be wrong but to me this is what people mean when they talk about when they talk about PC culture run amok
When did political correctness go from let’s not call mentally/physically challenged people retards anymore to let’s change the term manhole
Has anyone in the history of the world ever complained about the term manhole?
And getting rid of he and she causes some issues
“The lawyer went to consult with her client” turns into what?
The lawyer went to consult with their client?
That won’t work there is only one lawyer
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into “maintenance holes” instead.
Nothing will be manmade in the liberal city but “human-made.” And students at the University of California, Berkeley, will join “collegiate Greek system residences”rather than fraternities and sororities.
Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms — an effort to be more inclusive that’s drawing both praise and scorn.
That means “manpower” will become “human effort” or “workforce,” while masculine and feminine pronouns like “she,” ‘‘her,” ‘‘he” and “him” will be replaced by “they”and “them,” according to the measure approved Tuesday by the City Council...........
When did political correctness go from let’s not call mentally/physically challenged people retards anymore to let’s change the term manhole
Has anyone in the history of the world ever complained about the term manhole?
And getting rid of he and she causes some issues
“The lawyer went to consult with her client” turns into what?
The lawyer went to consult with their client?
That won’t work there is only one lawyer
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into “maintenance holes” instead.
Nothing will be manmade in the liberal city but “human-made.” And students at the University of California, Berkeley, will join “collegiate Greek system residences”rather than fraternities and sororities.
Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms — an effort to be more inclusive that’s drawing both praise and scorn.
That means “manpower” will become “human effort” or “workforce,” while masculine and feminine pronouns like “she,” ‘‘her,” ‘‘he” and “him” will be replaced by “they”and “them,” according to the measure approved Tuesday by the City Council...........
Berkeley drops words like 'manpower' in push to be inclusive
In Berkeley, California, the terms "manpower" and "manmade" will no longer exist as the liberal city aims to make the language it uses more inclusive.
apnews.com
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