(Pitt) University Warns Professors That Their Students’ Genders May Change Over Time

National Review ^ | April 15, 2015 | Katherine Timpf

[Zakeet]

This information was part of the University of Pittsburgh’s “Gender-Inclusive/Non-Sexist Language Guidelines and Resources” document.

The University of Pittsburgh has released a set of “Gender-Inclusive/Non-Sexist Language Guidelines and Resources” informing instructors how they should be talking in their classrooms in order to not offend anyone.

One suggestion is to ask “students to write down preferred names and pronouns” on the first day while also keeping in mind that just because a student wanted a particular pronoun on the first day doesn’t mean that he/she/they/zi/zie will always want that pronoun because “a person’s gender identity may change over time.”

“Zi” and “zie” are provided as examples of gender-neutral pronouns in the document, as well as the singular use of the pronoun “they.”

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

My alma mater (sigh). So glad I have never given them a dime since I graduated. Maybe next time I’ll actually answer the phone when they call begging for money instead of ignoring it, and tell them exactly why.

The university as it currently exists has outlived its usefulness and must be starved out of existence.

[tomkat]

Wish Dick Feynman was still alive to comment on today’s campus insanity.