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<p><del> Oh</del> <del>man.</del> Oh person!</p>
<p>The human resources department at Princeton University last year sent
out a four-page memo spelling out a more gender-inclusive language
policy for <a href="http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/28540/" target="_blank">any kind of HR interaction</a>.</p>
<p>The policy — which the Ivy League university’s Institutional Equity
Planning Group says is preferred campus policy — strikes out the use of
nearly 40 words and common phrases that include “man” or differentiate
gender.</p>
<h3>Here are some highlights from the changes:</h3>
<ul><li class="">Instead of <strong>forefathers,</strong> use the term “ancestors.”</li><li>Instead of <strong>mankind,</strong> use “humanity” or “people.” (Keep in mind the definition of mankind means the human species collectively)</li><li>Instead of <strong>man and wife,</strong> use “spouses” or “partners.”</li><li>Forget about <strong>man hours, man made </strong>or<strong> manpower</strong>. It’s now “person hours,” “handmade” or “manufactured,” and “personnel” or “workforce.”</li><li>Don’t say <strong>cleaning lady, actress</strong> or <strong>policewoman</strong>. Say “office cleaner,” “actor,” and “police officer.”</li><li class="">And my favorite: Instead of <strong>freshman,</strong> use “first year students” or “frosh.”</li></ul>
<p><a href="https://www.princeton.edu/hr/progserv/communications/inclusivelanguage.pdf" target="_blank">You can view the full memo here.</a></p>
<p>A spokesman — sorry, spokes<em>person —</em> for the university <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/28540/">told TheCollegeFix.com</a> that the guidelines “reflect the university’s initiative of fostering an inclusive environment.”</p>
<p>I have absolutely no issue whatsoever with expanding traditional
gender pronouns like she/her and he/him to include other gender
variations.</p>
<p>Although a lot of people will have some <a href="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/56bbb7e4f8baf3d9ee6c5ed6/t/5740d623ab48dec01e5862a8/1463866916176/gender-pronouns.pdf" target="_blank">reading up to do</a>
in terms of what is and isn’t appropriate, if you identify as
transgender or genderqueer, you should be referred to with the pronouns
that suit you.</p>
<p>While it makes more sense to use “their” in place of “him/her” in
many instances, the extremes that Princeton is taking this to is
concerning.</p>
<p>In fact, Princeton University should absolutely change its name in
light of this policy. Early versions of the name of the town that became
Princeton include Princetown and Prince’s Town. I’m no expert, but I
believe that implies a man founded their town. One of our <del>forefathers</del> ancestors.</p>
<p>As a proud member and advocate of the LGBTQ community, I will support
any measure that leads to inclusion for all, no matter how you identify
sexually or where you land on the gender spectrum. This, however, is an
abomination.</p>
<p>It will be interesting to see how far Princeton takes this in the months and years to come.</p></div><span><br><br><b>Read More: </b><a href="http://nj1015.com/words-you-cant-use-at-princeton-mankind-manpower-forefathers-even-freshman/?trackback=tsmclip">Words you can't use at Princeton: Mankind, manpower, forefathers — even freshman!?</a> | <a href="http://nj1015.com/words-you-cant-use-at-princeton-mankind-manpower-forefathers-even-freshman/?trackback=tsmclip">http://nj1015.com/words-you-cant-use-at-princeton-mankind-manpower-forefathers-even-freshman/?trackback=tsmclip</a><br><br></span></div><a href="http://nj1015.com/words-you-cant-use-at-princeton-mankind-manpower-forefathers-even-freshman/">http://nj1015.com/words-you-cant-use-at-princeton-mankind-manpower-forefathers-even-freshman/</a><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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