Posted on 09/25/2021 11:30:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Point Park University in Pennsylvania sent an email to its students threatening that they will face disciplinary action if they don't use their classmates’ preferred gender pronouns.
“The Office of Equity and Inclusion would like to welcome in the 2021-2022 academic year with information on current policies that exist through our office and information regarding the Preferred Name Policy, instances of misgendering, pronoun misuse, and deadnaming (the use of a person’s legal ‘dead’ name instead of using the person’s chosen or preferred name), as well as resources on microaggressions and additional training,” the email reads, according to Campus Reform.
The policy states that “any individual who has been informed of another person’s gender identity, pronouns, or chosen name is expected to respect that individual.”
The university’s Pronouns and Inclusive Language Guide says using “gender inclusive language” is needed to avoid causing “trans and gender non-conforming folks to feel isolated.”
“While the University recognizes the aspect of intent versus impact, we must recognize that regardless of the intent, if an individual is impacted in a harmful way, action could be taken if a complaint is filed,” the email adds.
Logan Dubil, a Campus Reform correspondent and a student at the university, told Fox News the policies “go against many students’ belief systems, especially conservative students.”
“Personally, I believe in the science. There are two sexes and two genders: male and female,” Dubil said. “The policies in question force me to go against my beliefs. The fact that I can be disciplined by failing to follow policies that violate my conscience is concerning.”
PPU’s Student Government President Dennis McDermott was quoted as saying, “I, of course, respect the beliefs of others and their right to express those beliefs, but those beliefs, no matter what they are, cannot impede or harm the rights of others, in this case the right of a student to be respected in their use of their preferred name and pronouns.”
However, Cherise Trump, executive director of Speech First, told Fox News, “The university has prioritized students’ feelings over their rights and has turned some students into second-class citizens as a result.”
Caitlin Wiscombe, a student, told Campus Reform: “I understand what the university is trying to do, to be more inclusive and make those people feel more involved and maybe less separated and more respected, but by asking me to do this instead of just allowing students to do it themselves is making me feel uncomfortable and making me feel like my choice isn’t being respected.”
So, if I walk into the administration office and demand they call me “Master” or “Lord and Savior,” do they have to honor that?
They can go screw xemselves
The ever evolving pronoun bullies.
Real BS!
Dennis Miller is an alumnus. I wonder if he knows?
Dear Abby
Are doggies still he and kitties still she ???
Little Susie in the State of Confusion
They asked me in the hospital once....I was a patient.... want I wanted to be called.
“Your highness” was my answer.
Were the Puritans this strict?
Thought crime is now all the rage and it’s now time to defund all academia and their bullying and oppressive rhetoric.
What about “my pronouns are the N-word”
That’ll pull a Captain Kirk on the NPCs and cause their heads to explode.
Change a social culture’s language in order to remake the culture. Works every time!
My preferred pronoun is “it”, as in “What the fruk is it’s
problem?”.
There’s a fast food restaurant I go to sometimes, and they ask your name when you place an order. One time, the guy just in front of me was also named Steve, so when they asked me my name I said “Superman.” The clerk laughed and called out “Order for Superman” when my order was ready.
And how will they enforce that?
I prefer to be referred to as “his excellency”.
I self-identify as Massa—and they better spell it correctly!
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