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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Now now boys, they are entitled to regard themselves however they wish.                                                                                                 

But why change language that 99.9% are happy with just so the other 0.1% feel included.

Well you've gotta be inclusive these days innit? 

......and diverse.

You can't say inclusive without saying diverse. It's the law.

Inclusive - not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something. That makes diversity a necessary part of it.

Many people don't feel 'included' without reference to a polite " Good morning ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking"......

Still, so long as Sam is happy.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Now now boys, they are entitled to regard themselves however they wish.                                                                                                 

But why change language that 99.9% are happy with just so the other 0.1% feel included.

Well you've gotta be inclusive these days innit? 

......and diverse.

You can't say inclusive without saying diverse. It's the law.

Inclusive - not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something. That makes diversity a necessary part of it.

Many people don't feel 'included' without reference to a polite " Good morning ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking"......

Still, so long as Sam is happy.

I'm sure they is. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Now now boys, they are entitled to regard themselves however they wish.                                                                                                 

But why change language that 99.9% are happy with just so the other 0.1% feel included.

Well you've gotta be inclusive these days innit? 

......and diverse.

You can't say inclusive without saying diverse. It's the law.

Inclusive - not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something. That makes diversity a necessary part of it.

In what way is the mention of ladies....gentlemen...boys......girls not inclusive?.

It covers both sexes, and both genders, from the young through to the old. It is utterly inclusive.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Now now boys, they are entitled to regard themselves however they wish.                                                                                                 

But why change language that 99.9% are happy with just so the other 0.1% feel included.

Well you've gotta be inclusive these days innit? 

......and diverse.

You can't say inclusive without saying diverse. It's the law.

Inclusive - not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something. That makes diversity a necessary part of it.

Many people don't feel 'included' without reference to a polite " Good morning ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking"......

Still, so long as Sam is happy.

I'm sure they is. 

Don't start......

[STEMO]

Now now boys, they are entitled to regard themselves however they wish.                                                                                                 

But why change language that 99.9% are happy with just so the other 0.1% feel included.

Well you've gotta be inclusive these days innit? 

......and diverse.

You can't say inclusive without saying diverse. It's the law.

Inclusive - not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something. That makes diversity a necessary part of it.

Many people don't feel 'included' without reference to a polite " Good morning ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking"......

Still, so long as Sam is happy.

I'm sure they is. 

Don't start......

They are......

[Nick W]

Therefore by its own volition indiversity 👓 must be a part of it too

No, I still can't follow your logic.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Now now boys, they are entitled to regard themselves however they wish.                                                                                                 

But why change language that 99.9% are happy with just so the other 0.1% feel included.

Well you've gotta be inclusive these days innit? 

......and diverse.

You can't say inclusive without saying diverse. It's the law.

Inclusive - not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something. That makes diversity a necessary part of it.

Many people don't feel 'included' without reference to a polite " Good morning ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking"......

Still, so long as Sam is happy.

I'm sure they is. 

Don't start......

They are......

See now this is where things get complicated. 

So we say they/them ie in the plural for people like poor confused Sam because they's not sure what they are so it covers all the bases, but surely you have to refer to them (ie Sam) in the singular at some point to emphasise that we are talking about one person.  Hence They is... 

[STEMO]

Now now boys, they are entitled to regard themselves however they wish.                                                                                                 

But why change language that 99.9% are happy with just so the other 0.1% feel included.

Well you've gotta be inclusive these days innit? 

......and diverse.

You can't say inclusive without saying diverse. It's the law.

Inclusive - not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something. That makes diversity a necessary part of it.

Many people don't feel 'included' without reference to a polite " Good morning ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking"......

Still, so long as Sam is happy.

I'm sure they is. 

Don't start......

They are......

See now this is where things get complicated. 

So we say they/them ie in the plural for people like poor confused Sam because they's not sure what they are so it covers all the bases, but surely you have to refer to them (ie Sam) in the singular at some point to emphasise that we are talking about one person.  Hence They is... 

Fûck off 

[Nick W]

See now this is where things get complicated. 

So we say they/them ie in the plural for people like poor confused Sam because they's not sure what they are so it covers all the bases, but surely you have to refer to them (ie Sam) in the singular at some point to emphasise that we are talking about one person.  Hence They is... 

How is it complicated?


They are is correct grammar when they refers to a group.
They is will become ought to already be accepted as correct when they refers to an unspecified/indeterminate gender/race/whatever person. There is nothing new about using they for this; Shakespeare and Chaucer did it.

[BazaJT]

Does this mean that Christmas presents are also off the list? After all having Father Christmas is hardly inclusive is it and no Father Christmas surely means no prezzies delivered

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

See now this is where things get complicated. 

So we say they/them ie in the plural for people like poor confused Sam because they's not sure what they are so it covers all the bases, but surely you have to refer to them (ie Sam) in the singular at some point to emphasise that we are talking about one person.  Hence They is... 

How is it complicated?


They are is correct grammar when they refers to a group.
They is will become ought to already be accepted as correct when they refers to an unspecified/indeterminate gender/race/whatever person. There is nothing new about using they for this; Shakespeare and Chaucer did it.

Personal pronouns are primarily adored by the self-indulgent middle class. People who are generally well off with a comfortable lifestyle and no real battles to fight tend to gravitate toward this type of folly. It makes then feel superior.

The 8 year old kid collecting plastic Coke bottles from the tip for 10 hours a day in some African shithole has no time or interest in pronouns. He needs to eat to survive. He doesn't have time to question his gender.

The working class in this country are 'bemused' by this ridiculous trend and will never go along with it. Best left for woke conversation at north London dinner parties in my view.



 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

See now this is where things get complicated. 

So we say they/them ie in the plural for people like poor confused Sam because they's not sure what they are so it covers all the bases, but surely you have to refer to them (ie Sam) in the singular at some point to emphasise that we are talking about one person.  Hence They is... 

How is it complicated?


They are is correct grammar when they refers to a group.
They is will become ought to already be accepted as correct when they refers to an unspecified/indeterminate gender/race/whatever person. There is nothing new about using they for this; Shakespeare and Chaucer did it.

Two genders and two sexes, Nick. We have known this for literally a hundred thousand years. It is settled science and settled biology.

To argue otherwise you may as well argue that the Earth is really flat.....


For 99.9% of the world sex and gender will match.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Does this mean that Christmas presents are also off the list? After all having Father Christmas is hardly inclusive is it and no Father Christmas surely means no prezzies delivered

Santa will need to be black.....despite coming from a land of snow and ice.

[STEMO]

Does this mean that Christmas presents are also off the list? After all having Father Christmas is hardly inclusive is it and no Father Christmas surely means no prezzies delivered

Santa Claudia.......easy.

[Nick W]

Two genders and two sexes, Nick. We have known this for literally a hundred thousand years. It is settled science and settled biology.

To argue otherwise you may as well argue that the Earth is really flat.....


For 99.9% of the world sex and gender will match.

That's utter 'dangle berries'! Once again, gender and sex are grammatical and biological terms respectively.


English is unusual in that we only apply genders to things that have a sex - other languages can use male and female pronouns with the same word to refer to entirely different objects. Saying that a table is masculine, or a girl is neuter is ridiculous to us but correct in German. That same table is feminine in French....


Most of the time a person's sex is irrelevant, like a teacher/student/criminal/driver/etc, and they should be neuter permanently, even if you know that the 150kg tattooed behemoth who stole your dinner set is a woman. That's the way we're headed, and it isn't a bad thing.