"Man" banned from Princeton.
Posted by Government 7 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.”
We were free, see. Freeeeeeeeee!
Man, who the freak wants to watch what he says all the time?
Man, might as well clasp a ball n, chain to your tongue and go "ayaya ayaya" all the time while drooling all over the place.
Man, guys never thought to feel girly so to go scare women in the ladies room either.
So, man, just get outta here with that thought police sh*t! Just want to be able to chill. Dig?
Man, I just wanna chill. Chillllllll,baby!l Woo!
I intend to go on offending as much as possible along those lines. They can pry those words from my cold dead lips. Big whiners and cry babies... Gee did I hurt their little feelings? Good grief! Maybe they need their diapers changed...
Respectfully,
O.A.
Seriously, do we have to wonder why we are spiraling around the drain when our colleges are training their students to think that this is something that is important?
this is more like the inappropriateness of ni@@er! -- j
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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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On the other hand making a big deal out of it is fixing a non-problem, and making a big deal out of nothing. Better to just leave it alone and let the issue die on its own.
Men and women should be treated equally, but some of this is just dumb. There are differences in size, strength and some of the ways we think. The differences are real and should be celebrated. More "rightspeak", getting ahead of what is known, is just government intrusion. I will accept this crap when Title 9 is withdrawn and men and women compete in athletics, heads up. Until then, stay out.
Just a sample
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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This is creepy Orwellian stuff, IMHO.
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English is losing the distinction between "like" and "as" and the distinction between "less" and "fewer". I'm sorry to see those go. But abandoning the use of man to mean men and woman makes logical sense to me.