Today's Lesson on Political Correctness
I work in the design of facilities and have gotten some new insights I thought I'd share with you all. When designing a facility it's important to place the proper room names on the drawings. This has spawned some interesting discussion lately. FYI: "Housekeeping" is now considered an offensive word. Also, the current proper term for restrooms for various genders are called "all gender" restrooms.
I hope this helps.
I hope this helps.
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A damned banana peel in a tree is racially offensive these days :) We are definitely in Orwellian times.
We had "Bath Rooms" but there were NO Bath Tubs OR Showers.
You would probably get a promotion for suggesting that.
I also like the unprincipaled office.
For all gender rest rooms, I think I always called them all gender or "family". I don't actually have a name for that. Most of the world calls them "the toilets", but that sounds crass to my American ear. My kids watch so much Canadian TV I expect "washroom" will make inroads with the generation after me.
[Still don't know why we call them 'bathrooms' in buildings not considered our living quarters...no one is taking a bath, at least I hope not. Let's just call them: Excrement Disposal Rooms instead!].
Also...about 'gender' pronouns...how about just saying: You or This Person, maybe even 'IT' if you pissed enough and be done with it. Sure would save a lot of trees needed for the additional listings of faux gender pronouns being invented.