OT: Term 'freshman' banned at some local schools...

Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the area
have dropped it.

The PC term is First Year Student.

Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?

My GOD this is getting out of hand!

Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 12:26:50 PM,
<pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the
> area have dropped it.
>
> The PC term is First Year Student.
>
> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
>
> My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]

Post link please. I would like to share this with others.

--
"The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't
improve your lie." --George Deukmejian

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts...[color=blue]
> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the area
> have dropped it.
>
> The PC term is First Year Student.
>
> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
>
> My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]

Geeze, when I was in the Air Force, we were called 'Airmen' - guess that'll
be the next one to

Natalie, rolling her eyes

Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in
news:pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts:
[color=blue]
> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the area
> have dropped it.
>
> The PC term is First Year Student.
>
> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
>
> My GOD this is getting out of hand!
>[/color]


Been goin' on for some time.

Draftsmen are now "drafters"

I get resumes from students looking for jobs and this term is on there.
Many of the resumes look the same, so I suspect they are actually typed by
their college's placement department.

Craftsmen are now "crafters"

Fishermen are now "fishers".


Funny story from up here:
Each spring there is an exhibition that is caled the "Toronto Sportsmen's
Show". Everything is there from camping/hunting/fishing equipment to RVs to
boats to ATVs.

One year a while back they tried giving it a PC name. Guess what?
NOBODY CAME. Nobody recognized that it was the same show, just under a
different name. It BOMBED.

The very next year they re-named it back to the "Sportsmen's Show",
attendance jumped back up to the usual levels, and nobody's ever mentioned
changing the name again.

One small victory...

--
TeGGeR®

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:12:36 +0000, badgolferman wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 12:26:50 PM,
> <pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the
>> area have dropped it.
>>
>> The PC term is First Year Student.
>>
>> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
>>
>> My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]
>
> Post link please. I would like to share this with others.[/color]

I'll see if I can find it. I was listening to the news when I heard it,
and then heard it on the local radio while listening to Rush.

Of course, it's in Amherst, MA...you know, the town where you can't fly
the flag except for a week before and a week after a holiday...


First Year Students at Local High School are now Ninth Graders
AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - There are no freshmen at Amherst Regional
High School. Following in the steps of several area colleges, 9th-grader
is now the official term used for first-year students.


[url]http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=283164[/url]

Oh, ye of little faith...

Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 1:43:04 PM,
<pan.2005.10.20.17.44.32.90684@ae86.gts> wrote:
[color=blue]
> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:12:36 +0000, badgolferman wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 12:26:50 PM,
> > <pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the
> >> area have dropped it.
> >>
> >> The PC term is First Year Student.
> >>
> >> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
> >>
> >> My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]
> >
> > Post link please. I would like to share this with others.[/color]
>
> I'll see if I can find it. I was listening to the news when I heard
> it, and then heard it on the local radio while listening to Rush.
>
> Of course, it's in Amherst, MA...you know, the town where you can't
> fly the flag except for a week before and a week after a holiday...
>
>
> First Year Students at Local High School are now Ninth Graders
> AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - There are no freshmen at Amherst
> Regional High School. Following in the steps of several area
> colleges, 9th-grader is now the official term used for first-year
> students.
>
>
> [url]http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=283164[/url]
>
> Oh, ye of little faith...[/color]

The other day the Speech Police (my wife) gave me a bunch of grief for
referring to one of our neighbors as "the guy who's crippled". It
seems this word is not allowed anymore in our politically correct
society.

--
"Golf is the hardest game in the world to play, and the easiest to
cheat at." -- Dave Hill

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:20:07 +0000, badgolferman wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 1:43:04 PM,
> <pan.2005.10.20.17.44.32.90684@ae86.gts> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:12:36 +0000, badgolferman wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 12:26:50 PM,
>> > <pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the
>> >> area have dropped it.
>> >>
>> >> The PC term is First Year Student.
>> >>
>> >> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
>> >>
>> >> My GOD this is getting out of hand!
>> >
>> > Post link please. I would like to share this with others.[/color]
>>
>> I'll see if I can find it. I was listening to the news when I heard
>> it, and then heard it on the local radio while listening to Rush.
>>
>> Of course, it's in Amherst, MA...you know, the town where you can't
>> fly the flag except for a week before and a week after a holiday...
>>
>>
>> First Year Students at Local High School are now Ninth Graders
>> AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - There are no freshmen at Amherst
>> Regional High School. Following in the steps of several area
>> colleges, 9th-grader is now the official term used for first-year
>> students.
>>
>>
>> [url]http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=283164[/url]
>>
>> Oh, ye of little faith...[/color]
>
> The other day the Speech Police (my wife) gave me a bunch of grief for
> referring to one of our neighbors as "the guy who's crippled". It
> seems this word is not allowed anymore in our politically correct
> society.[/color]


So what the hell do you call him? "Mobility Challenged"?

badgolferman wrote:[color=blue]
> Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 1:43:04 PM,
> <pan.2005.10.20.17.44.32.90684@ae86.gts> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:12:36 +0000, badgolferman wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 12:26:50 PM,
> > > <pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the
> > >> area have dropped it.
> > >>
> > >> The PC term is First Year Student.
> > >>
> > >> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
> > >>
> > >> My GOD this is getting out of hand!
> > >
> > > Post link please. I would like to share this with others.[/color]
> >
> > I'll see if I can find it. I was listening to the news when I heard
> > it, and then heard it on the local radio while listening to Rush.
> >
> > Of course, it's in Amherst, MA...you know, the town where you can't
> > fly the flag except for a week before and a week after a holiday...
> >
> >
> > First Year Students at Local High School are now Ninth Graders
> > AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - There are no freshmen at Amherst
> > Regional High School. Following in the steps of several area
> > colleges, 9th-grader is now the official term used for first-year
> > students.
> >
> >
> > [url]http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=283164[/url]
> >
> > Oh, ye of little faith...[/color]
>
> The other day the Speech Police (my wife) gave me a bunch of grief for
> referring to one of our neighbors as "the guy who's crippled".[/color]

That's because its rude. I had to walk with crutches and a cane for a
year when I was a teen, and I hated being called "crippled". It
infuriated me.

Why not say "the guy who walks with crutches" or something? You're a
smart guy -- without too much extra mental effort you can find another
way to say it. I hate it when people confuse mental effort with
political corectness.
[color=blue]
> It
> seems this word is not allowed anymore in our politically correct
> society.[/color]

You can say it, if you want to sound like an ass hole.

In article <dj85qm.2hc.1@news.evilcabal.org>, Wickeddoll®
<wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts...[color=green]
> > Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the area
> > have dropped it.
> > The PC term is First Year Student.
> > Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
> > My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]
>
> Geeze, when I was in the Air Force, we were called 'Airmen' - guess that'll
> be the next one to[/color]

I've always preferred the more neutral "freshmammal", tho' I've heard
recently there are parts of Australia where that also is too limited.
:-)

Brent

In article <dj85qm.2hc.1@news.evilcabal.org>,
"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts...[color=green]
> > Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the area
> > have dropped it.
> >
> > The PC term is First Year Student.
> >
> > Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
> >
> > My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]
>
> Geeze, when I was in the Air Force, we were called 'Airmen' - guess that'll
> be the next one to
>
> Natalie, rolling her eyes[/color]

Airpersons? Busdrivers? LOL

I'm a ex-Airperson myself.
--

".dbu." ..[color=blue]
>,
> "Wickeddoll®" >[color=green]
>> "Hachiroku" ...[color=darkred]
>> > Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the
>> > area
>> > have dropped it.
>> >
>> > The PC term is First Year Student.
>> >
>> > Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
>> >
>> > My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]
>>
>> Geeze, when I was in the Air Force, we were called 'Airmen' - guess
>> that'll
>> be the next one to
>>
>> Natalie, rolling her eyes[/color]
>
> Airpersons? Busdrivers? LOL[/color]

I'm so glad women weren't required to wear those fugly hats...but our berets
at the time weren't great either.[color=blue]
>
> I'm a ex-Airperson myself.[/color]

You have my condolences

Natalie

".dbu." <foolishlefties@Zapem.com> wrote in
news:foolishlefties-8EC362.18123820102005@news-rdr-01.rdc-kc.rr.com:
[color=blue]
> In article <dj85qm.2hc.1@news.evilcabal.org>,
> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts...[color=darkred]
>> > Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the
>> > area have dropped it.
>> >
>> > The PC term is First Year Student.
>> >
>> > Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
>> >
>> > My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]
>>
>> Geeze, when I was in the Air Force, we were called 'Airmen' - guess
>> that'll be the next one to
>>
>> Natalie, rolling her eyes[/color]
>
> Airpersons? Busdrivers? LOL
>
> I'm a ex-Airperson myself.[/color]



The new, correct, term for human beings is: "Sapient Biped".

This term neatly avoids any hint of species-ist, racist, age-ist, sexist,
faith-ist, color-ist, height-ist, weight-ist, food-ist, hair-ist, shoe-ist
or anything else-ist terminology.

Unfortunately, it still discriminates against quadrupeds and other beings
with more than two legs. And since the concept of absolute truth is
officially in question, and since the concept of rational thought itself is
bound up with that prickly issue of those controversial
Dead White European Guys, I suppose the word "Sapient" might even be
objectional.

Therefore, the final, official, non-offensive, all-inclusive term for any
modern hominid is " ". Yes, that's " ".

How could anyone be offended by that? Wait, don't answer that question...


--
TeGGeR®

In article <dj8uop.1m4.1@news.evilcabal.org>,
"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> ".dbu." ..[color=green]
> >,
> > "Wickeddoll®" >[color=darkred]
> >> "Hachiroku" ...
> >> > Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the
> >> > area
> >> > have dropped it.
> >> >
> >> > The PC term is First Year Student.
> >> >
> >> > Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
> >> >
> >> > My GOD this is getting out of hand!
> >>
> >> Geeze, when I was in the Air Force, we were called 'Airmen' - guess
> >> that'll
> >> be the next one to
> >>
> >> Natalie, rolling her eyes[/color]
> >
> > Airpersons? Busdrivers? LOL[/color]
>
> I'm so glad women weren't required to wear those fugly hats...but our berets
> at the time weren't great either.[color=green]
> >
> > I'm a ex-Airperson myself.[/color]
>
> You have my condolences
>
> Natalie[/color]

Airperson Natalie. Thankyou.
--

Learning Richard, 10/20/2005,3:36:47 PM, wrote:
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>
> badgolferman wrote:[color=green]
> > Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 1:43:04 PM,
> > <pan.2005.10.20.17.44.32.90684@ae86.gts> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:12:36 +0000, badgolferman wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 12:26:50 PM,
> > > > <pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820@ae86.gts> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools
> > > in the >> area have dropped it.
> > > > >
> > > >> The PC term is First Year Student.
> > > > >
> > > >> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
> > > > >
> > > >> My GOD this is getting out of hand!
> > > >
> > > > Post link please. I would like to share this with others.
> > >
> > > I'll see if I can find it. I was listening to the news when I
> > > heard it, and then heard it on the local radio while listening to
> > > Rush.
> > >
> > > Of course, it's in Amherst, MA...you know, the town where you
> > > can't fly the flag except for a week before and a week after a
> > > holiday...
> > >
> > >
> > > First Year Students at Local High School are now Ninth Graders
> > > AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - There are no freshmen at Amherst
> > > Regional High School. Following in the steps of several area
> > > colleges, 9th-grader is now the official term used for first-year
> > > students.
> > >
> > >
> > > [url]http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=283164[/url]
> > >
> > > Oh, ye of little faith...[/color]
> >
> > The other day the Speech Police (my wife) gave me a bunch of grief
> > for referring to one of our neighbors as "the guy who's crippled".[/color]
>
> That's because its rude. I had to walk with crutches and a cane for a
> year when I was a teen, and I hated being called "crippled". It
> infuriated me.[/color]

Richard, everything offends you. Lighten up, man.

--
"The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because
of the uproar of butterflies in the adjoining meadows." -- P.G.
Wodehouse

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:26:50 +0000, Hachiroku wrote:
[color=blue]
> Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the area
> have dropped it.
>
> The PC term is First Year Student.
>
> Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we?
>
> My GOD this is getting out of hand![/color]


What ever happened to FROSH????