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Perhaps they respect it too much. When government is used to control what words people are allowed to use and say, all talk of virtue is meaningless.
by 0daystock 4y ago
Perhaps they respect it too much. When government is used to control what words people are allowed to use and say, all talk of virtue is meaningless.
- 908B64B197 4y agoI don't think they control anything. They suggest new terms and publish guidelines on how French should be (according to them) used but their resolutions aren't binding.
- 0daystock 4y agoFrom the article: > Government workers are required to use the new terms, the AFP reported.
- mrtranscendence 4y agoThat doesn't seem too horrible to me. The terms they've chosen seem clumsy to me (though I haven't spoken much French since college), but they're unlikely to be picked up by journalists or people-on-the-street unless they do promote some clarity.
- lambda_matt 4y ago
- ham-sandwich 4y agoEhhh the US Federal government built slack bot that enforces genderless language [0] - this seems pretty mild in comparison 0: https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/01/12/hacking-inclusion-by-customizing-a-slack-bot/ https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/01/12/hacking-inclusion-by-customiz...
- mrtranscendence 4y agoOh, so it enforces genderless language? So one mention of "guys" and, what, you're banned at least? Or does a swarm of federal agents show up at your house and drag you off to the progressive thought crime gulags? Oh woe are we, that we've sunk to such tyranny. I mean, surely it's not just one slack bot for a single team that only encouraged (not enforced) gender inclusive language, right? It's gotta be something pretty extreme, probably cooked up by the woke Twitter mobs who've infiltrated our government!
- Bayart 4y agoThey're only authoritative as far as governmental output goes, which is perfectly fine : the government's language should be consistent across the board.