"That's not a Sheila!"
Posted on 06/06/2016 12:48:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Term is commonly used in Australia to refer to a group including men and women
The word “guys” should be avoided in the office, a new Australian campaign has said, arguing that such terms exclude minority groups.
The Diversity Council of Australia campaign launched on Wednesday asks people to be open to changing phrases they have always thought “normal”.
One such word is “guys”, which is commonly used in Australia to refer to a group including men and women.
A campaign video shows a group of women cringing at being referred to as “girls”, and a worker in a wheelchair questioning the use of the expression “walk the talk”.
Former chief of the Australian Army, David Morrison, who is spearheading the #WordsAtWork campaign, said the use of inclusive language should be promoted.
“For some time I have been advocating that everyone in our society, from all genders, races, creeds, ages, disabilities, religions or sexual orientations, be given a chance to achieve their potential,” he said in a statement.
“Unfortunately, in many workplaces, this isn’t always the case. People use language to denigrate others and to take away their self-respect. Sometimes it happens unconsciously, but the effect is the same.”
The new campaign was not about creating a “language police” but simply about encouraging people to use terms at work that were respectful, accurate, and relevant to everyone, he said.
“All the campaign is doing is saying, ‘Look, it’s a proven fact that more inclusive, more diverse workforces create real diversity of thinking and are more productive,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
“And one of the ways ... that you can engender that type of environment is [by] being careful about how you speak to other people, talking to them with respect and listening to their views with respect.”
Morrison admitted that “guys” was a word he had previously used.
“I have now removed that from my lexicon as best I can, I think it’s important,” he said.
But the idea of dropping the word “guys” provoked a storm on Twitter, with some questioning whether it would also lead to the loss of the traditional favourite “mate”.
But others praised the idea of removing gender-specific language, coming up with alternatives to “guys”, including “folks”, “riff raff” and “mortals”.
Fascists in action.
Can we still use the word “Everybody”? Or is that racist? Perhaps it’s not inclusive enough? Or does it cause global warming?
I hate Australian Nazis.
You can’t spell “diversity” without “d-i-e.”
I suggest we now call everyone ‘dogs’ since a non-human term seems the only safe term left
it can’t be any more ridiculous than the current depersonification of women trend
Newspeak for the doubleplusgood duckspeaker.
~ With hats off to George Orwell
Busily destroying their own culture I see.
I call a group of people that includes men and women “guys” too. this PC crap is nuts.
No, of course not! That discriminates against Bodiless-Americans everywhere!
Now, I know you're gonna say, "Waidaminnud, Bill, there aren't any Bodiless-Americans," which just goes to show what a bigot you are. These are people who identify as Bodiless-Americans, and who are we to say that they aren't?
Oh, by the way, they get to use the Ladies' crapper too.
“Guys” excludes mi orities?
How?
All groups will now be addressed as arseholes—most inclusive, since everyone has one.
B.S.
Of course it is.
Come on, guys - lighten up.
No, because that excludes our friends the Trees, which don't have bodies.
"That's not a Sheila!"
Is English the only language that is subject to political correctness? Do they have this kind of non sense in French, Spanish, or in Japanese? Maybe it is time to ditch the English langauge.
Look, it’s a proven fact that more inclusive, more diverse workforces create real diversity of thinking and are more productive...BS! It's more of a typical leftist's blanket assertion that would be impossible to prove to be a fact.
BTD: “That discriminates against Bodiless-Americans everywhere!”
Proof of their existence can be found on any Democrat voter roll and ballot count.
Don’t doubt me on that.
;-)
Guys and bi’s?
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