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Women’s College Bans the Word “Women”
I was at a restaurant recently and a waiter tripped over something and spilled a tray of drinks. I’m sure he was embarrassed, but I was uncomfortable as well. I was embarrassed for him. I’m not one who generally rejoices in watching someone make a fool of themselves. So I’m a little hesitant to admit how much I enjoyed this article on Fox News.
So the professors at a women’s college have been instructed not to use the word women (to avoid the appearance of thinking that there may be two genders). Perhaps next they won’t be allowed to use the word college (to avoid the appearance of thinking that there is some benefit to attending their institution). The left’s lack of any core principles (other than the ever-increasing acquisition of power) often leads to disconcerting conflicts. Disconcerting, and sometimes hilarious. The picture below is a good description of what’s happening on the left right now:
This is probably largely virtue signaling, but some of the “reasoning” behind banning the word “women” may be simply another example of the left thinking they can change reality by changing the language. Many of these people don’t live in reality, or at least they avoid it whenever possible. So their life is like the parable of the cave, in which they only see shadowy reflections of reality. Or someone else sees those reflections and then describes them to the students. Or something.
Or maybe I’m trying too hard to understand this. How do you seriously debate someone who does not take themselves, or anything else, seriously? I suppose I should at least consider the possibility that these people are just goofy.
Imagine Aristotle on a modern college campus. I would love to see his response to that memo…
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I can’t remember the last time I was drunk enough for this stuff to make sense.
Then again, if I ever did manage to achieve that level of inebriation, I suppose I probably wouldn’t remember it…
Minority quota?
To meet chicks? Well, probably not.
Meeting a few of them might be enough to drive him to consider changing his sexual orientation…
Can they use the neologism: womyn, instead? Curiouser and curiouser…
Sure… if they want to abandon all pretense of scholarship, adulthood, and seriousness. ;)
Which this action shows they’re more than willing to do; in pursuit of woebegone “wokeness”…Sigh.
I didn’t mean it would help make sense. I meant you wouldn’t give a s*** about it . . .
Given that those are part of the patriarchy, yes, they do want to abandon those. They thank you for finally getting it.
Great post and comments! I don’t remember when I’ve laughed as much ( or should I be crying). I’ve been trying to watch the Miss State women’s game vs NC State. It’s over and I don’t know who won.
If I identify as a woman and a valedictorian, can I get an academic scholarship?
I remember a late night comedian joking about Dr. Renee Richards, and how professional tennis had to come up with a new bracket: “mixed singles”.
Normally, we don’t. However, we only use the language of the left to mock them.
Why not simply self-identify as someone who has already paid her tuition?
Brilliant!
That would be silly.