Gender-specific pronoun

adopt they as a third person epicene pronoun, also coined a gender neutral, gender-fair, or common-gender pronoun (Adami 281, Baranoski 379). Generic he has persisted since the 1850 Act of Parliament that declared it so, but is he truly generic (Zuber and Reed 519)? The use of he is sexist, excluding females and people who do not fall neatly within the male-female gender binary (Strahan 17). English also lacks a third person pronoun for instances when a person’s gender is unknown. To combat this…

People and Language: A critical analysis essay Gender equality is a very hot topic these days as women demand equal rights in the workplace and are even running for President. This fight for equality can even be seen in the way we speak and write. Cyra McFadden, the author of “In Defense of Gender”, writes about how the English language is increasingly becoming gender neutral in an attempt to be sexually unbiased toward women. However, the overuse of gender neutral terms is quite comical. To…

Gender equality is a very hot topic these days as women demand equal rights in the workplace and are even running for President. This fight for equality is even in the way people speak and write. The English language is increasingly becoming gender neutral in an attempt to be sexually unbiased toward women. However, the overuse of gender neutral terms is quite comical. To write or speak an already complicated language in a consistent and unbiased way is, if not impossible, futile. Neither…

Gender-biased vs. gender-neutral education Gender roles remain strong in education, as children are often treated and taught differently depending on their biological gender. Not only does this promote the gender gap and stereotypical gender roles, but it also tends to exclude those who do not identify as their assigned or any gender. Lately, these issues have been recognized and addressed and alternatives are being thought of. Some small steps towards gender-neutrality have also been taken.…

very important topic. We were asked to go around in a circle to say both our name and the pronoun we prefer. Most individuals used gender-neutral pronouns such as they, their, them. In the lecture Queer we discussed in class, Professor Riley stated, “The inner sense we have about being male or female, some of us have discordance between our bodies and that inner sense” (11/2). Who says you have to be one gender or the other. At open mic night it was interesting to see a couple individuals that…

perspective illuminates the ambiguous motif representing the dramatized conflict between the act of diluting self identity rather than harnessing the power embedded within feminine individuality. 
 The poem opens with the use of the second person pronoun ‘you.’ This initial word choice demonstrates that the…

and temperament. Breed specific legislation, or breed banning is an ordinance passed by local government basically banning a specific breed or group of breeds of dogs that are considered dangerous. I strongly believe that banning specific dog breeds is not an effective way for keeping the public safe from dog bites or attacks. The ban does not notice differences in each dog 's temperament, or behavior displayed by individual dogs, but instead groups all dogs of specific breeds as dangerous.…

When the Devia family in California adopted Rocco, an American Pitbull Terrier, they had no idea what they were in for. Since the adoption, both Carol and Peter Devia were wrongfully terminated from their stable jobs at a newspaper delivery company. Unfortunately for the couple and their two children, this meant missing rent payments on their apartment and eventually being evicted. While finding a new living space might be easy for most families, owning an American Pitbull Terrier makes things…

When people hear the word “pit bull” they immediately think of a dangerous and very vicious dog, responsible for attacks on people and other dogs. But should they really be considered dangerous? The description of a pit bull (American Staffordshire Terrier) according to the American Kennel Club (AKC) says, “should give the impression of great strength for his size, a well put-together dog, muscular, but agile and graceful, keenly alive to his surroundings. He should be stocky but not long-legged…

convenient to the student, and encouraging him to attend speech therapy by using his preferred interests as incentives are some ways to handle the negative impact of therapy on the student. Adolescent boys are concerned with gender identity and put pressure on themselves for gender conformity (Pauletti & Perry, 2011). Having the student’s same-sex…