Parliament has banished the word 'chairman' from its proceedings for being too sexist.

Liverotto · 2010-03-05T14:34:34+00:00

MPs vote to ditch term 'chairman' for gender-neutral 'chair'

Chair.

Chair.

I hope she become the next PM.

The UK needs to collapse, and burn..

sumzup · 2010-03-05T14:29:44+00:00

Well, if we're gonna be this PC, let's switch "Human" to "Huperson" since that's where the "man" part comes from.

windynights · 2010-03-06T00:30:25+00:00

The UK should try very hard to seem a sane, reasonable place. Its rep has plummeted in the last twenty years and many regard it as a lost cause and a buffoon. This article in no way changes that perception.

Confucius_says · 2010-03-05T17:16:43+00:00

Cmon guys you can't really oppose this. Even though man (as in human) is also gender neutral, no one sees it that way, so switching to more gender neutral words could be for the better.

Though using "chair" instead of "chairman" is fucking retarded, just use a different word like president or prime minister.

But ultimately, WHO THE FUCK CARES. Do they not have anything more important to talk about then what this years PC is?

catlebrity · 2010-03-05T20:23:51+00:00

What about Funkadelic?

2010-03-06T10:15:20+00:00

Why not chairman for a man and chairwoman for a woman?

Or is the distinction itself considered sexist?

almondz · 2010-03-08T01:22:26+00:00

I don't get it. If a woman were to become the "chairman" of anything, wouldn't anyone feel weird calling her the chairman? I don't get why this is a big deal.

2010-03-05T18:50:44+00:00

If using chairman is not a big deal, then why are you resistant to using chair or chairperson, instead?

stylus2000 · 2010-03-05T20:13:10+00:00

about time.

Title	Parliament has banished the word 'chairman' from its proceedings for being too sexist.
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Date	March 5, 2010 11:01 AM UTC (16 years ago)
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