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Help wanted with gender neutral language

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Is that all you have Individual?
Imposing your slurs on threads ?
You are aware surly you are not impressing.
Asexual Lefty's hmmm.
You would kick a kid in the bottom for such childishness, try harder.
Posted by Belly, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 5:36:12 PM
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Asexual Lefty's hmmm.
Belly,
Is there another term for them ? why don't you enlighten us.
Posted by individual, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 7:20:47 PM
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individual,

I'm spellbound by your repartee.

Why ask others to enlighten us when it's obvious you consider yourself a master of wit....Oscar Wilde was a mere scribbler by comparison.

Carry on....
Posted by Poirot, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 8:02:14 PM
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Stevenlmeyer wrote earlier that his topic was written as a "spoof". I don't believe that, I think he wrote that first post because he thinks that language change is inappropriate when it comes to gender considerations. He believes in the old language.

"Some" people consider gender neutral language to be PC. Actually it's the other way around.

The older, non gender neutral approach, is based on ancient and middle ages approaches to language from an era when females had almost no legal right to self determination. As a result, this was reflected in the language. At the time, it was the accepted norm and oh sooooooooooooooo PC for the era. It's a language that we have inherited in this more modern era. A language where many traditional gender related terms are TOTALLY and ABSOLUTELY PC to the core: Terms like "man", when used to describe both sexes; there's dozens of similar PC terms that have been in common English usage for centuries.

Most modern gender neutral language is an attempt to replace the old style political correctness of some old language, with language that is not politically correct.

But of course the old style neanderthals amongst us are still too thick to realise that the gender language they've been using all along is as PC as it's possible to get. The poor old timers don't like hearing that because the truth hurts.
Posted by courageous, Sunday, 13 February 2011 1:58:34 PM
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/// You guys do realise this is a spoof? ///

Do NOT belittle it Steven --you have a serious talent there.

There must be literally hundreds of lobby groups and government departments (Whoops! Sorry ) governBODIES departAREAS hanging out for someone like you.

You could get a six, or even seven figure position plus expenses.But hey , it's not only about money, you’d also be entitled to wear the Bob Brown smirk (or the Julia blush) that comes from knowing you are doing something for the betterment of… PERSONkind.

Why, I’ll bet, even at this moment Graham is being bombarded with queries from head-hunters on behalf of groups with names like The Positive Discrimination and Unequal Opportunity Body, or The Special Persons Electoral Lobby, or perhaps even the ABC Editorial Board, seeking to sign you up.
Posted by SPQR, Sunday, 13 February 2011 3:09:11 PM
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courageous,
I'd be careful not to down grade the literary experts, since u liv in a txt gen.
Posted by Philo, Sunday, 13 February 2011 7:11:34 PM
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