A close friend of mine is a paraplegic, and she refers to herself as a “cripple.” And if you go to any event or attraction with her, she insists on booking the tickets because she gets “the cripple discount.”
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The ridiculous ones are hearing that blind and deaf aren’t acceptable. And nonsense like vertically challenged or follically challenged. It’s still shortarse and chrome-dome to me.
I have enough issues with using ‘person’ instead of ‘man’ at the end of an occupation.
Chairman can become chair, fireman firefighter, police officer etc.
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It just gets to a point where it becomes painful. Reminds me of Trudeau correcting someone for saying “man kind”, and he goes “people kind.” Get a grip ■■■■■■■■, you know what they meant, they weren’t being sexist.
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if instead of mankind, you said humanity, they’d still complain that there was man in there.
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They’re still trying to work out a new name for the cockpit
They could always go with “the box office”.
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See that would be a fun flight if i was given a message on the loudspeaker from the box office.
Front desk?
Probably in the wrong thread, but has an Blitizers had to deal with personal gender pronouns
I was quite confused today during a Zoom session with a University group that I was pulled into line for referring to other as her, she, he and him. Apparently I should have asked at the start of the meeting if anyone had preferences to what pronouns should be used.
Yes. it’s painful.
If that’s the tone, just go with “they”.
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Can’t say I have. Mind you I would put it in the same bucket as nicknames. You can’t choose em, its what your given.
If I am mistaking a she for a he, then I would suggest they aren’t doing a very convincing job.
Have never knowingly bumped into an ‘other’. Are they what you would call a eunuch?
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Haha. What a bunch of attention seeking idiots.
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i’ve watched some discussions about this online (thank ■■■■ i’ve never been in a situation where had to do with it in person). it never goes well.
the more time passes the more i swear we are in a monty pythons movie/skit.
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You should have asked? Ha!
They should have told you to begin with. But then again, some uni students are actually like this.
peak 2020 this sh*t right here
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lol @ boomers melting down over being asked to use basic manners
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If you want to present yourself clearly as one gender, or conversely ambiguously, and then crack the sads over someone misgendering you, you’re a moron. I’m not a boomer, but that’s someone with issues.
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I did not melt down at all; I politely took on board what was said and have learnt from the experience. I posted because this was a new occurence and I wondered how out of touch I am. I have been lecturing at Universities around the World for the last 30 years, and working with Univeristies in Australia for nearly 50 years. I understand that customs vary from country to country and even city to city, and I make no judgement on the matter.
You seem to have a prejudice against anyone over 56, you may get their one day.
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You’re a better man than most, Bacchus.
Can’t say the same for all posts between yours and mine.
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Real easy to do, keeps things polite for everyone.