washington state bans gender-specific words

Creature_73L · 2013-04-24T04:18:56+00:00

This sounds like satire from The Onion.

AceyJuan · 2013-04-24T03:27:29+00:00

What a strange case. I support eliminating "gender discrimination" in our laws, but eliminating "fisherman" is just absurd!

A good idea gone too far.

space253 · 2013-04-24T04:14:53+00:00

A start, but doesn't address the issues that gender specific legislation like the domestic violence laws always arresting the man cause, so it is an empty pointless gesture pretending equality.

iongantas · 2013-04-24T03:39:11+00:00

Those aren't gender specific words. A woman can be a fisherman or freshman just as easily as a plain man.

jolly_mcfats · 2013-04-24T05:56:36+00:00

I wonder if they'll still use the terms "feminism" and "patriarchy"

2013-04-24T06:05:28+00:00

An excellent idea, now in law they will have to say "The poor A hit B because A was insulted by Bs words"

A is guilt of assault

End of story

A new day for justice arrives

Disorderly-Conduct · 2013-04-24T10:05:15+00:00

Jezabel said they're allowed to keep the term "feminism" because it reflects the oppression women face compared to men.

So if that's true, men get to keep gendered words like "fisherman" because it reflects the amount of men employed in the fishing business compared to women.

Asks_Politely · 2013-04-24T06:17:01+00:00

I wonder if this includes words like "gunman?"

tectonic9 · 2013-04-24T05:19:42+00:00

Interesting. Are they also eliminating "man" and "woman," and mandates for sex-specific services, funding, quotas, and hiring preferences? Or is it just things like profession words that are perceived to refer to a specific gender?

Still, it's a start. Though as a taxpayer I hope they're not throwing out millions of printed documents rather than grandfathering them in until the next print run.

BalllsackTBaghard · 2013-04-24T09:40:39+00:00

Fisherman to fisher is too specific. They don't only catch fish, also other sea creatures. Wait not only sea creatures are caught, fresh water creatures too.

So I would propose fisherman to be renamed as hydrosphere fauna catching operator. Hyfco for short.

2013-04-24T13:12:02+00:00

Misleading title. You cannot ban people from using specific words in the US. The Washington state government will no longer use those words.

Cakesmite · 2013-04-24T13:25:06+00:00

Can't wait to play the next installment of the Hitman Franchise: Hitwoman Absolution: Girls can fight too, you misogynist bastard!

replicult · 2013-04-24T03:17:57+00:00

It might not seem it, but in my opinion this is a victory for equality.

Though I am a little curious as to what they're doing with 'midwife'...

Bla34112 · 2013-04-24T10:21:59+00:00

Do we really need to change the word "freshman"?

Yes it has the word man in it, but its gender neutral use has been fairly well established...

pcarvious · 2013-04-24T08:05:17+00:00

This strikes me as more of a sound bite law. It looks good on paper once signed, but won't really effect much beyond that.

CrossHook · 2013-04-24T14:53:56+00:00

This is excellent news and could be used to strike down gender bias in laws like VAWA and the ACA.

2013-04-24T15:15:43+00:00

It's only a matter of time before feminists try to outlaw the french language for assigning things genders.

Greyfeld · 2013-04-24T16:35:33+00:00

[I feel like politicians and feminists alike need to take an etymology class.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_(word)

TracyMorganFreeman · 2013-04-24T16:37:27+00:00

The word "man" is not inherently gender specific in all cases. This is just asinine ignorance and/or oversensitivity.

herbandmargie · 2013-04-24T05:22:49+00:00

Oh the nuances of bullshit that fill liberal brains.

Title	washington state bans gender-specific words
Author	toptrool
Upvotes	33
Comments	46
Date	April 24, 2013 3:15 AM UTC (13 years ago)
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