I’ve met some people who are very offended at being called a pom and they have been here 40 years.
I’ve never been fond of being called a Mexican, but it would be a bit beyond the pale to get ‘very offended.’
And southern state Americans aren’t so much offended at being called a Yank, they just think you’re ignorant.
Edit: If someone doesn’t like being called something, then don’t call them that.
But screw the ‘how very dare you’ response.
Simple ignorance. Anyone with an actual brain knows the bad drugs come from the state immediately north whose name starts with “New”.
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Rightly so, that’s a long time to be tediously pigeonholed.
I had no problems being called a ‘convict’ in the depths of northern England but at one place of work, a particular individual a flat track bully clearly with huge insecurities shall we say, would repeatedly do it. Even though he could be personable with that and treat me as his employee, my whole existence revolved around him calling me that for months, then came the bad impersonations, stereotypes and the rest of it. I gave him reminders he might like to give it a rest. That was until I flipped.
Mr ‘I like Bantz, I do’ ate some serious humble pie after that. I didn’t go through management but didn’t come close to losing my job either.
Just remind them that those who did get transported were the lucky ones. Otherwise, they just may have had to continue living in the north of England with its great weather and heavy pollution.
I always thought that about (Lord) Ian Botham when he tossed those barbs our way. ■■■■ him and ■■■■ the horse he rode into town on.
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Were they offended because they saw that term as a slur or because it didn’t apply to them?
I will always remember Botham for his comments going into the 1990 World Cup. He said he would like nothing more than to hold the cup up in front of 90,000 convicts. Come the final he was bowled for a duck by a beautiful Wasim Akram ball that swung in late. As he walked off he got the best send off l have ever heard from an MCG crowd, no one has ever deserved or received a bigger spray. Then he saw the replay on the big screen, threw his head back and swore. I have been to many matches at the Gee, but that was the equal of any of the moments l have had the pleasure to watch.
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Can’t be a mistake, nobody is that dumb
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FMD chestfeeding, no wonder Trump gets support.
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From Herald sun
Academics at the nation’s top university have told staff to stop using the word “mother’’ and replace it with “gestational parent”, while a “father’’ should now be referred to as a “non-birthing parent” in order to deliver gender-inclusive education.
FFS
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I’ll wait for the facts on this before believing it.
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What parent would send their kids to university anymore. Especially with some of the effluvia that comes out of them.
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I can’t get behind some of the other paywalls but here is the Daily Mail version
“Chest feeding” 
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It’s great to hear the amount of women coming out and posting that they are insulted by this.
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I haven’t looked at the original ANU source, but the article thinks the “non-birthing” partner has to be male. They really haven’t thought about what they’re writing… or, more likely, they don’t care/are simply creating clickbait.
EDIT: ha, the page is so riddled with ads and links I initially failed to scroll all the way down, where it notes the document is not an ANU policy. “Chestfeeding” is a pretty funny, though: it’s more generally crook-of-the-arm-feeding?
Can somebody post the article so we don’t have to give them the click?
Staff at Australian National University in Canberra have been asked by academics to stop using the word ‘mother’ and instead say ‘gestational parent’, alongside a list of other bizarre changes.
In a bid to introduce gender-inclusive teachings, ANU’s Gender Institute Handbook also asked for fathers to be referred to as the ‘non-birthing parent’ and ‘breastfeeding’ to be replaced with ‘chestfeeding’.
‘Mother’s milk’ was also said to be replaced with ‘human or parent milk’.
‘While many students will identify as “mothers” or “fathers”, using these terms alone to describe parenthood excludes those who do not identify with gender-binaries,’ the handbook, obtained by , reads.
In a bid to introduce gender-inclusive teachings, ANU’s Gender Institute Handbook also asked for ‘breastfeeding’ to be replaced with ‘chestfeeding’
‘This non-gendered language is particularly important in clinical or abstract academic discussions of childbirth and parenthood, both to recognise the identities of students in the class, and to model inclusive behaviour for students entering clinical practice.’
Staff have been asked to ‘correct’ themselves if they accidentally use the wrong terms.
‘Language habits take practice to overcome, and students respect the efforts you make to be inclusive,’ the guide read.
But a spokesman for ANU, Australia’s top ranked university, said the document is not an official policy of the institution.
The spokesman said the handbook was produced by experts who are allowed to ‘research in their field of expertise under our policies on academic freedom’.
The changes come a week after a hospital in the United Kingdom told staff to use terms like ‘birthing parents’ and ‘human milk’ rather than just referring to ‘mothers’ and ‘breast milk’ to avoid offending transgender people.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust unveiled a blizzard of ‘gender inclusive’ phrases in a drive to stamp out ‘mainstream transphobia’.
The Trust is the first in the country to formally implement such a radical overhaul for its maternity services department - which will now be known as ‘perinatal services’.
A spokesman for ANU, Australia’s top ranked university, said the document is not an official policy of the institution
ANU’s Gender Institute Handbook also asked for fathers to be referred to as the ‘non-birthing parent’
Other changes include replacing the use of the word ‘woman’ with the phrase ‘woman or person’, and the term ‘father’ with ‘parent’, ‘co-parent’ or ‘second biological parent’, depending on the circumstances.
It said: ‘Gender identity can be a source of oppression and health inequality. We are consciously using the words ‘women’ and ‘people’ together to make it clear that we are committed to working on addressing health inequalities for all those who use our services,’ a policy document read.
The move was welcomed by inclusivity campaigners. Campaign group TransActual tweeted: ‘This is fantastic, well done. Let’s hope many more trusts follow suit. Everybody deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.’
This is why you should never feel mentally inferior to someone, if they tell you they’re an academic these days…
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Looks like a clickbait beatup from people determined to run a scare campaign about trans issues to me. It’s a niche report from a small niche research group and it hasn’t even been adopted as policy by their own university, but the usual suspects are jumping onboard the outrage train.
Surely nobody’s suggesting that … [gasp] … the academic freedom of these researchers should be curtailed in the name of political correctness???
The report apparently recommends that it should be referred to by “any ANU student or staff member involved or interested in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students engaged in coursework” - but that’s absolutely standard boilerplate by any research group talking itself up. But the wider media articles by the usual suspects like the daily mail etc are doing their best to imply that this self-promoting ‘recommendation’ is going to be enforced by uni admin.
Storm. In. A. Fkg. Teacup. Promoted by the professionally outraged.
ANU gender researchers suggest changing terms ‘mother’, ‘father’ to be more gender-inclusive
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University researchers have suggested ditching words such as “mother”, “father” and “breastfeeding” in in a bid to be more gender-inclusive.
The Australian National University Gender Institute’s Gender-Inclusive Handbook Every Voice Project recommends making the changes to be “inclusive of every voice”.
The guide suggests changing the term “mother” to “gestational” or “birthing parent” and using “non-gestational” or “non-birthing parent” instead of “father”.
The term “chest-feeding” should also replace “breastfeeding”, the report suggests.
“When discussing childbirth, use the terms ‘gestational’ or ‘birthing’ parent rather than ‘mother’, and the terms ‘non-gestational’ or ‘non-birthing’ parent rather than ‘father’,” the handbook says.
ANU researchers have suggested dropping the terms ‘mother’ and ‘father’. Credit: Getty Images
“While many students will identify as ‘mothers’ or ‘fathers’, using these terms alone to describe parenthood excludes those who do not identify with gender-binaries.
“This non-gendered language is particularly important in clinical or abstract academic discussions of childbirth and parenthood, both to recognise the identities of students in the class, and to model inclusive behaviour for students entering clinical practice.”
The guide said staff should also acknowledge when they make a mistake and correct themselves until they got it right.
The handbook is for “any ANU student or staff member involved or interested in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students engaged in coursework”.
Uni’s response
When asked about the handbook, an ANU spokesperson said the recommendations were not official policy.
“This is a guide produced by a research institute that, among its many areas of focus, examines how to improve gender equity and inclusiveness in our society,” the spokesperson told 7NEWS.com.au.
“The guide is an academic output produced by experts who are free to research in their field of expertise under our policies on academic freedom.
“This document is not an official ANU policy, process or official prescription to staff and students.”
The guide comes after a UK hospital issued new language instructions for midwives earlier this month, telling them to stop using the term ‘breastfeeding’ and replace it with ‘chestfeeding’.
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The Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust introduced the measures in an effort to be more inclusive towards non-cis gender, trans and non-binary families.
It also stated that breastmilk could now also be referred to as “human milk” or “chest milk”, and outlined that its maternity care department would be renamed ‘perinatal services’.
The term “father” was also changed to ‘second biological parent’ or ‘co-parent’, while “woman’ was adjusted to include ‘woman or person’.
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