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| − | '''Gender-neutral''' terminology is used by [[politically correct]] [[ | + | '''Gender-neutral''' terminology is used by [[politically correct]] [[Liberals]] in a ploy to to efface the natural differences between [[men]] and [[women]], sometimes with absurd effect. Thus, although in legal texts the word 'he' and 'his' have been used for centuries to apply to both sexes, [[PC warrior]]s insist on the cumbersome 'her or she', 'his or her' - or even worse, massacre the language by the inappropriate and ungrammatical use of 'they' and 'their'. They also try, on grounds of 'gender neutrality', to abolish as 'sexist' such venerable terms as policeman, fireman, postman, chairman, actress, waitress (and all terms with -ess suffix) and so on. |
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| + | The control of language is one of the major tools of dictators. | ||
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Revision as of 17:45, October 1, 2008
Gender-neutral terminology is used by politically correct Liberals in a ploy to to efface the natural differences between men and women, sometimes with absurd effect. Thus, although in legal texts the word 'he' and 'his' have been used for centuries to apply to both sexes, PC warriors insist on the cumbersome 'her or she', 'his or her' - or even worse, massacre the language by the inappropriate and ungrammatical use of 'they' and 'their'. They also try, on grounds of 'gender neutrality', to abolish as 'sexist' such venerable terms as policeman, fireman, postman, chairman, actress, waitress (and all terms with -ess suffix) and so on.
The control of language is one of the major tools of dictators.