Aussie airline bans staff from using ‘gender-inappropriate’ language

[Qapla]

While reading through this thread I was struck with a thought that shows how this world, while they push for Political Correctness, like the current "gender neutrality", they use a double standard when it suits them.

 

Let me explain:

 

Some years back, before the current "gender neutral" push, there was another "gender neutral" push here in the US. Seems some were upset over terms like

• Men Working
• Mailman
• Stewardess

Thus, there was a change to terms like

• Workers
• Mailperson
• Flight Attendant

Another set of these words to be adjusted was Actor and Actress - it was deemed that they are all "Actors". However, they did not really embrace the gender neutrality this change should have brought. How so? When it comes to giving awards, they still include gender.

 

Think about it ... if they were really trying to be as gender neutral as they should have been, they would not have awards for "Best Leading Man" and "Best Leading Woman" (or, as they still call them, "Best Actor and Best Actress"). They would simply have "Best Actor" and list the male and female actors together.

 

Of course, if they did this, there would only be half as many awards given out - and they sure don't want that!

 

Edited March 12, 2018 by Qapla

[carlos]

12 hours ago, Qapla said:

Think about it ... if they were really trying to be as gender neutral as they should have been, they would not have awards for "Best Leading Man" and "Best Leading Woman" (or, as they still call them, "Best Actor and Best Actress"). They would simply have "Best Actor" and list the male and female actors together.

 

 

To be coherent with their gender neutrality there shouldn't be separate maculine and feminine competitions in sports. They should all compete together. But then they would protest that men won all the awards and there would be compulsory parity rates for the winners, I guess.