Posted on 04/16/2015 8:19:31 AM PDT by Zakeet
This information was part of the University of Pittsburghs 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 doesnt mean that he/she/they/zi/zie will always want that pronoun because a persons 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.
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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.
Wish Dick Feynman was still alive to comment on today’s campus insanity.
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