What some people don't seem to understand is that if you've grown up in certain parts of the United States, you do not see "guys" as a gendered word in the first place, so how can you be erasing women by using it? To us, it is simply a word for a group of human beings, regardless of sex.
Uhhh... that article is an appalling description of ideological indoctrination of children. Anyone holding it up as a positive example should be given serious side-eye.
(emphasis mine)
"pupils urged to protest against ‘sexist’ language"
Children at a state primary school have been taught to hold up posters rejecting the use of “sexist” language by teachers
The training starts in the nursery with children as young as three.
Pupils who challenge sexist language, ..., are rewarded with a certificate. Children also monitor their reading books and worksheets for sexist stereotypes. Two certificates are handed out in each class weekly to pupils who come up with the most telling examples.
Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, the head teacher, said: “The phrase ‘Good morning boys and girls’ is not used in this school. Instead all teachers say, ‘Good morning everyone’.
"Don't say boys and girls" comes straight out of the transing playbook.
Are they getting enough pushback (finally) that they're disingenuously miscasting the same ultimate agenda as "anti-sexism," when it's really just the same anti-reality-of-sex trash? This makes it sound like it.
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What some people don't seem to understand is that if you've grown up in certain parts of the United States, you do not see "guys" as a gendered word in the first place, so how can you be erasing women by using it? To us, it is simply a word for a group of human beings, regardless of sex.
That’s interesting.
So, in conversation with someone, when you’re referring to a woman, you would call her a “guy”?
I’ve lived a long time andknown people from all over the US, and cannot recall a single instance of anyone doing this.
Exactly. I can call a group of little girls "guys." :).
And some groups of little girls are not liking it... : https://ovarit.com/o/GenderCritical/481702/little-girls-are-protesting-against-sexist-androcentric-language-in-their-school
Uhhh... that article is an appalling description of ideological indoctrination of children. Anyone holding it up as a positive example should be given serious side-eye.
(emphasis mine) "pupils urged to protest against ‘sexist’ language"
Children at a state primary school have been taught to hold up posters rejecting the use of “sexist” language by teachers
The training starts in the nursery with children as young as three.
Pupils who challenge sexist language, ..., are rewarded with a certificate. Children also monitor their reading books and worksheets for sexist stereotypes. Two certificates are handed out in each class weekly to pupils who come up with the most telling examples.
Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, the head teacher, said: “The phrase ‘Good morning boys and girls’ is not used in this school. Instead all teachers say, ‘Good morning everyone’.
"Don't say boys and girls" comes straight out of the transing playbook.
Are they getting enough pushback (finally) that they're disingenuously miscasting the same ultimate agenda as "anti-sexism," when it's really just the same anti-reality-of-sex trash? This makes it sound like it.