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removing all gendered language from city code
Posted by: Muscle man ()
Date: July 18, 2019 01:00PM

Is Fairfax next? There are bigger issues in this country to address

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/no-more-manholes-berkeley-california-removes-all-gendered-language-city-n1031131

..... all instances of "he" and "she" in the city code will replaced by the gender-neutral "they." ...

..... With the change, “manholes” will be called “maintenance holes,” “firemen” will become “firefighters,” “manmade” will be “artificial” and all instances of “men and women” will be replaced by “people.” ...

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Re: removing all gendered language from city code
Posted by: Fairfax for Inclusion ()
Date: July 18, 2019 03:03PM


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Re: removing all gendered language from city code
Posted by: What a load ()
Date: July 18, 2019 08:28PM

What a load of crap!

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Re: removing all gendered language from city code
Posted by: Soft ()
Date: July 20, 2019 06:01PM

Is this how soft our country is becoming?

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Re: removing all gendered language from city code
Posted by: VOODOO MAN ()
Date: July 21, 2019 07:10AM

So now the gays there can't call their assholes manholes anymore

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Re: removing all gendered language from city code
Posted by: Kingspell sucks ()
Date: July 23, 2019 07:28AM

Kingspell sucks

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