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The uproar over taking ‘man’ out of ‘manhole’
The Conversation ^ | 7/23/19 | Shannon Dea Shannon Den Professor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo

Posted on 07/19/2024 11:00:58 AM PDT by DallasBiff

A new city ordinance in Berkeley, Calif., that officially changes the name from ‘manhole cover’ to ‘maintenance cover’ has stirred up a media commotion. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu).

It is not every day that a change to a municipal code for a medium-sized city makes international news. But when city council in Berkeley, Calif., had its first reading of a proposal to remove gendered language from its municipal code, the media went to town.

The 14-page proposal provides a rationale for the changes, cites legal and grammatical support, specifies the wording that will change and estimates the cost of the initiative at a mere $600. The proposal was part of Berkeley city council’s consent agenda — that is, the portion of any agenda that is deemed so pro forma and uncontroversial that it isn’t brought to the floor for discussion. From Berkeley’s perspective, this was all pretty dry business.

Almost immediately though, the proposal generated dozens of high-profile media stories, the overwhelming majority of which touted in their headlines one particular proposed change: the replacement of “manhole” with “maintenance hole.”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: berkeley; california; ednorton; manhole; morons; pittsburgh; sewer
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To: DallasBiff

We need to rename this after our Secretary of Transportation but only the first syllable of his last name is allowed.

I am having a senior moment—what is that word?

Ding Ding.

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Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding.

U

Ding Ding Ding Ding.

T

Ding Ding Ding Ding.

T

:-)


21 posted on 07/19/2024 11:29:29 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Political Junkie Too
Plenty of female engineers out there.

Plenty of men who wpuldn't think of doing any of those things.

22 posted on 07/19/2024 11:30:17 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: heartwood

An engineering friend said he went DOWN into the mine with his daughter who was an engineer on the job...a mile down. He said...”Never again”.


23 posted on 07/19/2024 11:33:28 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: DallasBiff

Libs love holes, but I guess front hole and rear hole are out. How about “Street hole”? Or is that too close to “Street ho” which would offend all street walkers?

Times are tough in Prog Town.


24 posted on 07/19/2024 11:37:09 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: Red Badger

Silly me. I thought something else was called a “manhole cover”.


25 posted on 07/19/2024 11:39:01 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: DallasBiff

Karanadatzia!!!


26 posted on 07/19/2024 11:45:00 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Sacajaweau

Years ago working for a large company and in my reports I would talk about “man-made objects”. My boss corrected me that you can’t say “man” - use anthropomorphic instead. It does sound more professional, but it is too fancy for my liking.


27 posted on 07/19/2024 11:47:51 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: DallasBiff

Now if they did this in San Francisco.....


28 posted on 07/19/2024 11:49:00 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Men should stay out of man holes as a general rule.


29 posted on 07/19/2024 11:50:45 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump Triumphant !)
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To: 21twelve

we’ve made a bunch of jack a**** of ourselves with this pronoun cr**....and giving privileges to trans etc...


30 posted on 07/19/2024 11:52:11 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: DallasBiff

Why don’t we take the a$$ out of a$$hole. Do you thing R. Hunter Biden would object just being called a hole?


31 posted on 07/19/2024 11:55:55 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: z3n
Call it a womanhole.

Didn't immediately dawn on me what you were driving at!

Yes, I am, indeed, that pure-minded!

Regards,

32 posted on 07/19/2024 11:58:04 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: DallasBiff

Trannies are demanding that they be called trannyholes.




33 posted on 07/19/2024 11:58:07 AM PDT by Songcraft
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To: DallasBiff

As a professional civil engineer they are called manholes because they provide man-access to the sewer system.

But with vactor trucks for cleaning, the only time a person goes in is during construction to grout them. After that, its pretty rare to enter.


34 posted on 07/19/2024 12:02:11 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: DallasBiff

As a professional civil engineer they are called manholes because they provide man-access to the sewer system.

But with vactor trucks for cleaning, the only time a person goes in is during construction to grout them. After that, its pretty rare to enter.


35 posted on 07/19/2024 12:03:18 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: Scrambler Bob

“Tranny Hole”


36 posted on 07/19/2024 12:07:07 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Israel, in order: https://freerepublic.com/tag/unclemiltieadventure/index)
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To: DallasBiff
Worse than open manholes are city sidewalk elevators. Those sneaky things will gobble you up whole...


37 posted on 07/19/2024 12:18:12 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: realcleanguy

“to be the dumbest thing”

There are a lot of competitors. A lot. A woman can be a man.


38 posted on 07/19/2024 12:36:46 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: DallasBiff

I wouldn’t be surprised if saying “manhole” when referring to a “manhole” cover will get one arrested in Berkeley.

You can camp out on the streets for as long as you like, use them as a toilet, harass people and aggressively panhandle, that is all A-OK, but don’t EVER use the world “manhole” - ditto for using the wrong gender pronoun.

Glad all of my family is out of there.


39 posted on 07/19/2024 12:42:07 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: DallasBiff

When will they be taking the ‘black’ out of ‘black hole’?


40 posted on 07/19/2024 12:42:52 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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