[Dilbert San Diego]

And remember the old “Star Trek”? Captain Kirk’s voiceover stated that the mission was “to boldly go where no man has gone before”. By the time of the next generation Star Trek in the 80s and 90s, Captain Picard’s voiceover stated “where no one has gone before”. It was changed because of the concept involved here.

We can talk about politically correct language, but it’s everywhere. We can think of many othe examples besides this one.

I know that in the business world and the medical fields, great pains are taken not to use the pronoun “she” when referring to nurses or secretary/office assistants. Reason being, the liberal idea that it’s sexist to assume that a person in such a job is a woman. The fact that 90%+ are women doesn’t matter, we aren’t supposed to use language that assumes this.

[PENANCE]

The amazing thing to me is how many conservatives have swallowed this garbage. I make it a point to always try to use the pronouns "he", "his", "him", etc when speaking generically. I have been surprised at how often I am "corrected" by "conservatives" and urged to say "one", or "one's", or even "he or she" or "his or her"!

I typically respond by telling them that I speak the English language; and by asking them what language it is that they think they're speaking ... cuz it ain't English.

[ichabod1]

That's One Small Step for One, One Giant Leap for hu-man-kind.