In my opinion, some people have WAY too much time on their hands. Rather than focusing on real issues that have real consequences in our lives, such as the economy, inflation, our children’s education, immigration, terrorism, and global issues to name a few, they waste their time and energy on frivolous, inane matters such as pronouns. I, for one, am fed up with this woke nonsense, particularly as it refers to pronouns. The wokers are playing a game of “can you top this?” Where and when will it all end? I say, enough is enough.
For my entire life, until a few years ago, pronouns were simple. They were a word or group of words that, as stated in Wikipedia, could modify or be substituted for a noun or noun phrase. As you may remember from grammar school, which pronoun one used depended on the gender of the noun. There were two genders – male or female. The relevant pronouns included “his” or “hers,” respectively, in the singular or “their” in the plural. Persons were simply addressed as “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” “Ms.,” “Miss,” or perhaps “Master.”
In the last few years, thanks to the influence of the “wokers” the number of pronouns has exploded. When one is completing official documents in far left states such as California there are over a dozen gender choices to pick from. Google references as many as 78. There are more and more every day. By the time you read this there could be 100. Who can keep up? More importantly, who would want to?
For instance, recently, Johns Hopkins University published a guidebook of pronouns for use by its medical employees. According to the NY Post there are 50. How in the world they could come up with 50 is beyond me, but that is besides the point. Presumably, staff members are required to memorize them and use them properly The Post didn’t disclose the penalty for failure to do so, but I would not be surprised if it were severe, such as a reprimand, a fine or, in extreme case termination. Also, don’t rule out the possibility of a lawsuit by an “offended” party.
Paula Neira, JHM Director for LGBTQ+ Equity and Education (now there’s a mouthful) explained that staff personnel can designate their preferred pronoun on his or her employee badge. Furthermore, she denoted that this was permitted by Maryland state law.
Below please find a sampling of the abovementioned pronouns:
- Aerslf
- Eirself
- Perelf
- Verself
- Hirself
Confused yet? If not, I could publish the meaning of these, and that would really confuse you.
CONCLUSION
You may find this topic to be ludicrously funny as I do. I hated to waste even the time it took to write this blog on it, but couldn’t let this pass. The real joke, however, is that a tiny sliver of the population actually takes this stuff seriously. Probably, they spend hours memorizing each and every pronoun and analyzing when to use them. Moreover, they get really offended if they are addressed by the “wrong” pronoun. Even young children are involved. Ask any teacher
How are you enjoying the “New” America where “up” is “down,” “black” is “white,” and “left” is “right?” I keep waiting for the “woke” pendulum to swing back toward sanity and common sense. I’m still waiting.
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