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U. of Tennessee Office of Diversity and Inclusion - gender neutral campus
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:14 am
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:14 am
news article
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Educators in the Volunteer State are very concerned that students might be offended by the usage of traditional pronouns like she, he, him and hers, according to a document from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
“With the new semester beginning and an influx of new students on campus, it is important to participate in making our campus welcoming and inclusive for all,” wrote Donna Braquet in a posting on the university’s website. “One way to do that is to use a student’s chosen name and their correct pronouns.”
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The director of the university’s Pride Center, suggested using a variety of gender neutral pronouns instead of traditional pronouns.
“There are dozens of gender-neutral pronouns,” she declared.
For all you folks who went to school back when there were only him and her – here’s a primer: some of the new gender neutral pronouns are ze, hir, zir, xe, xem and xyr.
“These may sound a little funny at first, but only because they are new,” Braquet explained. “The ‘she’ and ‘he’ pronouns would sound strange too if we had been taught ‘ze’ when growing up.”
“Instead of calling roll, ask everyone to provide their name and pronouns,” she wrote. “This ensures you are not singling out transgender or non-binary students.”
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We should not assume someone’s gender by their appearance, nor by what is listed on a roster or in student information systems,” Braquet wrote. “Transgender people and people who do not identify within the gender binary may use a different name than their legal name and pronouns of their gender identity, rather than the pronouns of the sex they were assigned at birth.”
It’s all so confusing, right? So thankfully, the Office for Diversity and Inclusion has devised a way to prevent students and professors from calling “sir” a “ma’am.”
“You can always politely ask,” she wrote. “’Oh, nice to meet you (insert name). What pronouns should I use?’ is a perfectly fine question to ask.”
This post was edited on 8/28/15 at 8:17 am
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:15 am to mizzoukills
shite like this is why they suck in football now
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:15 am to mizzoukills
The only true gender neutral pronoun is "it".
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:15 am to zelman
this is Donna Braquet, the professor pushing University of Tennessee to adopt gender neutral pronouns:
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:17 am to mizzoukills
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That's pretty much what I expected.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:19 am to mizzoukills
I don't understand the society I live in.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:19 am to zelman
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IWNHI
She might hit you instead, if you know what I mean
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:20 am to mizzoukills
This has to be an onion article. If you are offended go pound sand.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:20 am to Bluefin
I've never understood Wh universities put up with things like that Jabba the hut looking thing. Just throw her off campus. Oh you don't like our university and its pronouns, well bye
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:21 am to mizzoukills
In other words, you shoukdn't call someone a son of a b!tch or a d!ckhead, but a$$hole, sh!thead etc are ok.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:21 am to mizzoukills
What the hell is wrong with people in this country?
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:21 am to mizzoukills
Yeah, that's going to fly with the student body at-large.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:29 am to CadesCove
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Yeah, that's going to fly with the student body at-large.
You should know by now that the majority is no longer represented. If anything, government serves only the vast minority.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:36 am to mizzoukills
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You should know by now that the majority is no longer represented. If anything, government serves only the vast minority.
Divide and conquer. Or, in this case, divide and placate.
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