Berkeley bans 'male-centric' language in city code, like 'manhole,' 'manmade'

www.washingtontimes.com ^ | Thursday, July 18, 2019 | By Jessica Chasmar

[Red Badger]

The city of Berkeley, California, is updating its municipal code to exclude gendered words like “manhole” and “manmade” in favor of more inclusive language, according to a new ordinance.

The City Council voted Tuesday night to adopt the new ordinance eliminating “gender preference language” in its code.

“Manholes” will now be called “maintenance holes,” “firemen” will become “firefighters,” “manmade” will be “artificial” and all instances of “men and women” will be replaced by “people.” Gendered pronouns, such as “he” and “she” will also be replaced with “they.”

“There’s power in language,” the bill’s primary author, Berkeley City Council member Rigel Robinson, told CNN. “This is a small move, but it matters.

[faturism]

Menstruation........

[NativeSon]

Front hole

[faturism]

He-man......no way.....that is sooooo politically incorrect don’t ya know. Libs hate real men because evidently there is no such thing [said NO real woman EVER] soy boys, dork knobs , oh that reminds me, what will they call man buns from now on? We can only pray that their lack of sex awareness, perversion and love of abortion will lead to self-extinction.

[Yo-Yo]

This is Berkley... “Manholes” is a confusing term in the San Francisco area

Not to be confused with the name of a certain gay bar...

[The Sons of Liberty]

Womanhole?

That will be mistaken for kamala.

[Cowboy Bob]

"There’s power in language,” the bill’s primary author, Berkeley City Council member Rigel Robinson, told CNN. “This is a small move, but it matters.

LOL! What doesn't she change her last name??? Rigel Robinperson.

[Dr. Sivana]

And that was the end of “mansplaining”.

[Midwesterner53]

Life is already better in Berkeley today. The sun came up earlier, the birds sang louder, crime vanished, homelessness gone, the streets are clean enough to eat off of, all is wonderful in Berkeley. Sort of like cities that have taken down the Confederate statues. The difference is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lazamataz]

It fascinates me that Berkeley has so few problems that they have time to spend on such a thing!

[subterfuge]

These people are either purposely contaminating our culture or they are seriously deranged and need professional help.

[CharlesWayneCT]

since son and daughter are replaced by “sibling”, I guess that would be Robin persibling.

[mumblypeg]

They’re called “glory holes.”

[onyx]

These frauds have a serious problem that must be addressed before they can become truly gender neutral and that’s the male name of their politically correct, whacked-out, Left-wing “city.”

Established in 1868 by an Irish bishop George Berkeley, the University and city bear his name! Drats! Are these council members aware of their city’s inconvenient history? What are they going to do to address this historical error?

Bishop George Berkeley was probably celebate, but that’s not the same as neutered, so to make Berkeley gender neutral should the city council change its name?

[CharlesWayneCT]

That would be Hugt Persiblingatee

[Jim Robinson]

Image borrowed from post by Mrs. Don-o.

[Red Badger]

Yes!.............................

[onyx]

Perfect

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

These people are as nutty as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs!

Combined PING! and DANG!

[Taxman]

PLEASE!

NUTTY? NUTTY?

THEY ARE BAT SHIT CRAZY!

[Truthoverpower]

I go there for permits for my jobs
It’s All women and minority types Many black women
They’re nice but not so smart
I don’t care. I just want my permit otc