Berkeley bans gender specific words (1 Viewer)

[Madmarsha]

What do we do about Spanish and its gender nouns?

 

[PayOrPlay]

The natural gas phase-out ordinance was actually surprisingly non-controversial. According to the local reports, there was essentially no oppositon to this ordinance--even the representative from PG&E spoke in support of the new rule. I would have expected some of Berkeley's celebrity chefs (still annoyed about the foie gras ban!) to complain about not being able to cook with gas, but they all seemed to agree that the latest-generation electrical induction heating cookware systems actually work better than gas burners. Who knew?

Berkeley first city in California to ban natural gas in new buildings

The city of Berkeley will no longer allow natural gas pipes in many new buildings starting Jan. 1, 2020. It's the first city in California to pass such a law, officials said.

www.berkeleyside.com

(Caveat: I have seen a suggestion or two that people with pacemakers or defibrilators may have to be careful because of the magnetism used by induction heating. But the manufacturers insist there's no real risk. If you have non-magnetic pans or pots, on the other hand, you're S.O.L. )

As far as the gender-free language is concerned: Decades ago, my 1st-year civil procedure professor had a simple solution that facilitated preservation of singular-plural agreement --he just used "she/her/hers" as the gender-nonspecific pronoun whenever "he/him/his" would have been the traditional wording. Never heard anyone complain about it. Anyway, I admit the singular "they" does still grate a bit as I head into my eighth decade on this planet, but it's what we're all getting used to speaking these days out here on the Left Coast, so whatevs.

 

[MSUSousaphone]

25 years from now, this thread will be used to out the bigots defending their manholes (sarcasm).

 

[You]

The easily offended with way too much time on their hands.
Lol

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

The easily offended with way too much time on their hands.
Lol

*does he point out the obvious? he muses to himself*

 

[HobBeh]

What do we do about Spanish and its gender nouns?

The most relevant post

 

[Madmarsha]

The use of nonbinary pronouns are fine. I am wary, though, of an eventual move to make gender-specific pronouns illegal. I am hopeful that makes me paranoid.

 

[HobBeh]

The use of nonbinary pronouns are fine. I am wary, though, of an eventual move to make gender-specific pronouns illegal. I am hopeful that makes me paranoid.

The Spanish speakers taking the state will probably not care and revoke it.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

They are also getting rid of the terms sorority and fraternity. All I can do is shake my head.

 

[Optimus Prime]

They are also getting rid of the terms sorority and fraternity. All I can do is shake my head.

collegiate Greek system residences

 

[GeauxWhoDats]

What do you think Red?

 

[Krodwhodat]

Manual labor?
Mankind?

 

[SystemShock]

What do we do about Spanish and its gender nouns?

What do you do? Anyone who uses the term "latinx", you smack 'em across the face. That's what you do.

 

[Madmarsha]

What do you do? Anyone who uses the term "latinx", you smack 'em across the face. That's what you do.

When it comes to my personal conflict resolution, I am and always have been a pacifist.

 

[SystemShock]

When it comes to my personal conflict resolution, I am and always have been a pacifist.

So you let people walk over you?
Like the song says, "sometimes you have to fight when you are a man they"