Washington state gets rid of sexist language

[Kenny]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/washington-state-gets-rid-sexist-language-162549523.html

Washington state gets rid of sexist language

In Washington state, the word "freshman" is out. And "first-year student" is in. In total, 40,000 words have been changed as part of an effort to rid state statutes of gender-biased language.

The bill, signed into law earlier in the year by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, went into effect this week.

And it was no small task. "This was a much larger effort than I had envisioned. Mankind means man and woman," Democratic state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles of Seattle told Reuters.

"Fisherman" is now a "fisher." "Penmanship" is called "handwriting." And "manhole cover" is, well, still "manhole cover." Some words don’t have an easy replacement.

Others do: "His" is now “his and hers.” "Clergyman" is now "clergy." "Journeyman plumber" is now “journey-level plumber,” according to the Daily Mail.

According to Reuters, Washington is the fourth state to officially remove gender-biased language from the law. Others are Florida, North Carolina and Illinois. Nine other states are considering similar gender-neutral laws.

"Words matter," Liz Watson, a National Women's Law Center senior adviser, told Reuters. "This is important in changing hearts and minds."

France recently officially banned the term "mademoiselle" from official documents. The Gallic term means "miss," and French officials contended it forced women to acknowledge their marital status.

The French also bid adieu to "maiden name," which they dismissed as "archaic." They should know: Paris only recently got rid of a law that banned women from wearing pants.

Ok kiddies, let the reg fest begin!!!!!

Peace,
Cy
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[GILSAN]

I am lost for words on this new, silly, waste of time and money bill, so here are some of the comments that I found interesting:

Is motherfu*ker out?
Menstruation will now be personstruation.
Lady Finger candies will now be just the finger
Will they outlaw ladies night at the local bar?
There is already a womanhole cover, it's called panties.
Amen! (I mean Apeople - or something.)
What idiocy! So mankind is now just kind, I suppose?
What will they do with "mandatory"?
What a bunch of useless #$%$. Mankind is now extinct
Are riflemen in the military going to be called "riflepeople" now?
Oh , I guess they didn't catch fisHER. I'm feeling a little offended now. I'm calling a lawyer
Do we need to change Johnson to Johndaughter or Williamson to Williamdaughter
Will they change Big Brother to Big Sister?

And finally here's one of my favorites:
Liberals always proving they should all be locked up or medicated :lol: