CHILLIN Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 You may have noticed in the English speaking world, especially among liberal journalists, that gender neutral words are quickly being adopted. No more Mr., Miss, Ms., him or her- instead the prefix Mx. is suggested, fo example "someone should tell Mx. Cheesy McNuts to mind they own business". Is this happening in Mexico too? Is Sx. a recommended prefix? Will masculine and feminine words eventually become neutral? Interesting. Words change quickly, for example the country of Ukraine recently announced that it is Ukraine, not the The Ukraine, and its capital city is Kyiv, not Kiev. Other words change slowly, for example a liberal conservative paper where I used to live, the Vancouver Sun, has had a campaign for as long as I can remember to change "fishermen" to "fishers". I was quite surprised when our own Pedro used the term fishers the other day. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 My complaint is about posters who refer to other people as "that", instead of "who". People who....... Things that........ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 It has always been Ukraine except for people who don't know any better. Maybe some people from The Canada or The USA. Sincerely the happyjillin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexjerry Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 FSCKing more pc correctness, do you really want this? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, mexjerry said: FSCKing more pc correctness, do you really want this? Not to worry……..it´s a slow day with only one proponent who couldn´t think of anything better to post about. What´s the old saying about being silent as opposed to speaking and insuring your intelligence evaluation? LOL 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted November 3, 2019 Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 Language, customs, and culture change and evolve over time. They always have and always will. You adapt and change or you don't. No one cares. The dinosaurs eventually die off and the language, customs, and culture remain and continue to go on changing and evolving. Get over yourself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 The gender neutral word in Spanish is Latinx, rather than the binary Latino or Latina. I see this word a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 Isn't it perfect that a$$hole is gender neutral. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapalence Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 2:31 PM, mexjerry said: FSCKing more pc correctness, do you really want this? Crazy as it sounds, some of actually call it consideration for others. That, and we don't get our panties or tighty-whities in a bunch over something that costs us nothing while improving the lives of other folks. But, hey, to each his own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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