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World’s largest pilot union calls to eliminate terms ‘cockpit,’ ‘manpower,’ other ‘masculine generalizations’ for ‘equity’ (nypost.com)

According to a diversity, equity and inclusion language guide released in 2021, the ALPA lists numerous terms and phrases to avoid — especially “masculine generalizations” — that it dee…

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Brooks
Brooks
1 year ago

He who controls the language controls the culture. I forget who said that but I find it is true. Remember words like choice and gay and their meaning fifty years ago and compared to today. When the start going after the words they are controlling you and changing the meaning of the words to their meaning as a way of brainwashing.

ibelieve
ibelieve
1 year ago

can’t “smoke a fag” anymore…

Noth
Noth
1 year ago

Lol…that can’t be real, can it?

CJ Flintstone
CJ Flintstone
1 year ago
Reply to  Noth

Have you seen Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, doing his drag queen schtick?

Yes this is real.

Kay
Kay
1 year ago

…..don’t they have anything better to do?! Lmao ??‍♀️

Also, I have a question: how do we truly know if cuss words are “bad?” Since words and their meaning morph at random…..

Lee
Lee
1 year ago
Reply to  Kay

I would say it’s the intent behind the words more than the words themselves.

Archaic
Archaic
1 year ago

God bless all women who encourage the strength of men, rather than oppose it. God bless all men who embrace the equal (but different) role of their female counterparts, and build them up too.

Archaic
Archaic
1 year ago

Cockpit isn’t derived from any male related anatomy. The term cock is old English slang for a small boat, and swain which is servant. The Cockswain was the boat’s servant, and over time, the steering compartment became known as the cockpit. What’s next? Will it be offensive to use “balls” in sports?

JSHelms
JSHelms
1 year ago
Reply to  Archaic

It reminds me of when PETA tried to get rid of all proper names like Fishkill and Catskill. You idiots, ‘kill’ is an old word for ‘stream’. It just shows their ignorance.