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By Joe Kovacs
WND
In its ongoing effort to make the English language more politically correct, the United Nations is now urging people to dump the use of gender-specific terms such as “husband,” “wife,” “boyfriend” and “girlfriend.”
The global body says its goal is to “help create a more equal world.”
“What you say matters,” the U.N. said on Twitter. . . . It then provides a list of potentially objectionable terms, including mankind, chairman, congressman, policeman, landlord, boyfriend/girlfriend, manpower, maiden name, fireman and husband/wife.
The alternative for husband or wife, for instance, would be “spouse,” according to the U.N. Click here to continue reading.
I cringe every time I hear the word “partner,” as it has so many synonyms and meanings that one can have hours of fun during lockdown playing the U.N.’ latest clueless game. The U.N. is of no use at all. When I was a journalist in the late 80s, PC just started, and it really has not come a long way; it is struggling and will continue to struggle. The proposed terms are unnatural and abnormal, as just about everything the U.N. pushes in its malevolent agendas. I can’t see that this latest pink rosy push will last, maybe in Canada under Trudeau; how embarrassing.
Oops, there’s a fire across the street. Let me summon a fireman, no, a firelady; no, a fire person; no, a firefighter. Never mind; too late.