Quote:University of Tennessee tells staff and students to stop using 'he' and 'she' - and switch to 'xe', 'zir' and 'xyr' instead


The University of Tennessee has told its staff and students to stop calling each other 'he', 'she', 'him' and 'her' - and to start referring to one another with terms like 'xe', 'zir' and 'xyr' instead.

The Knoxville branch of the public university sent a memo round to its members filled with unusual new parts of speech to avoid referring to anybody's gender.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...stead.html
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I have no issue with someone being trans-gender or gender questioning, but is it not a step too far to attempt to augment an aspect of language that has been present for millennia for such a small portion of the population?

I cannot remotely imagine this is true.

WHA

It cant be true.

At a point it is shooting themselves in the foot.

Not a step too far.... A ginormous MFing leap too far.

If true, how can anyone take that school seriously?

This is truly the year that proves this last generation were raised as *******, I'm 19, you know what I do when someone says something that offends me? (Like bashing Christianity)? I keep my mouth shut and ignore them. You know why? Cause who gives a rats ass what they think, they aren't me. For a progressing civilization we sure are dumb, ignorant, intolerant, and dumb group, we care more about social issues than our economy, jobs, or anything that actually made this country great to live in since 1776. We look up to murderers, druggies, and extremists. We don't listen to our parents or care what they think. And we sure don't have any respect for anything anymore.

If this is true it's a classic case of a liberal culture never being able to say no to the ******** that hang around the liberal group.

Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

If there is some gender ambiguity, for example Caitlyn Jenner, should you use "zit"?

That could be a trigger word for awkward teenagers.

(08-28-2015 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

We know.

That's beside the point. The point is that this is coming from a part of a public university, or at least it is to me.

(08-28-2015 06:19 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

We know.

That's beside the point. The point is that this is coming from a part of a public university, or at least it is to me.

The title of the article and the excerpt that is provided don't make this clear - they read like this announcement came from a department/office of consequence.

The fact that some random office, especially one associated with "diversity and inclusion," decided to circulate this around doesn't seem all that surprising, or wrong. It would be wrong if they succeeded in enforcing this set of rules.

(08-28-2015 06:19 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

We know.

That's beside the point. The point is that this is coming from a part of a public university, or at least it is to me.

How is that 'besides the point' when the first post in fact states the University told their employees to abide by these rules? Stop being intentionally dishonest.

(08-28-2015 06:48 PM)UCF08 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:19 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

We know.

That's beside the point. The point is that this is coming from a part of a public university, or at least it is to me.

How is that 'besides the point' when the first post in fact states the University told their employees to abide by these rules? Stop being intentionally dishonest.

What are you blabbering about?

(08-28-2015 07:02 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:48 PM)UCF08 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:19 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

We know.

That's beside the point. The point is that this is coming from a part of a public university, or at least it is to me.

How is that 'besides the point' when the first post in fact states the University told their employees to abide by these rules? Stop being intentionally dishonest.

What are you blabbering about?

The first post claims the University is telling it's employees to speak in this manner when they aren't. It's a lie, and therefore is about as far from 'besides the point' as one can get. Any questions?

(08-28-2015 06:40 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:19 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

We know.

That's beside the point. The point is that this is coming from a part of a public university, or at least it is to me.

The title of the article and the excerpt that is provided don't make this clear - they read like this announcement came from a department/office of consequence.

The fact that some random office, especially one associated with "diversity and inclusion," decided to circulate this around doesn't seem all that surprising, or wrong. It would be wrong if they succeeded in enforcing this set of rules.

The underlying facts were quite obvious.

What is wrong is that public money is being spent on such an office or that public university resources are being used to promulgate this sort of 'stuff.'

(08-28-2015 07:04 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:40 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:19 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

We know.

That's beside the point. The point is that this is coming from a part of a public university, or at least it is to me.

The title of the article and the excerpt that is provided don't make this clear - they read like this announcement came from a department/office of consequence.

The fact that some random office, especially one associated with "diversity and inclusion," decided to circulate this around doesn't seem all that surprising, or wrong. It would be wrong if they succeeded in enforcing this set of rules.

The underlying facts were quite obvious.

What is wrong is that public money is being spent on such an office or that public university resources are being used to promulgate this sort of 'stuff.'

Except the first post stated something otherwise. Stop being dense.

(08-28-2015 07:05 PM)UCF08 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 07:04 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:40 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:19 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Read the article. Yes it is absurd, but the university itself has come out and clarified numerous times that these "guidelines" are in no way, shape, or form mandatory. It came from some random office on campus for "diversity and inclusion" and is in no way, shape, or form, mandatory, or based on everything I read in the article, even suggested.

We know.

That's beside the point. The point is that this is coming from a part of a public university, or at least it is to me.

The title of the article and the excerpt that is provided don't make this clear - they read like this announcement came from a department/office of consequence.

The fact that some random office, especially one associated with "diversity and inclusion," decided to circulate this around doesn't seem all that surprising, or wrong. It would be wrong if they succeeded in enforcing this set of rules.

The underlying facts were quite obvious.

What is wrong is that public money is being spent on such an office or that public university resources are being used to promulgate this sort of 'stuff.'

Except the first post stated something otherwise. Stop being dense.

Bless your heart

For the record....

This is the creature writing this sort of thing...



Called shot!