First the Liturgy, Now the Highway

It seems that forcing gender neutral language on the Church isn’t enough these days. Now the feminists in Atlanta are demanding that those sexist “men at work” highway signs be changed. I’d like to make two basic points. 1) Having lived in Atlanta, I’m not surprised to see the politically correct crowd get its way. I’m so grateful to be out of that town for a multitude of reasons. 2) Who really cares? Only the professional activists and/or academics, I’d assume. I see no evidence that a woman working on the crew complained, only the editor of a women’s magazine. Men, man, mankind, etc. can be used to be inclusive of women. If only people would study up on their English.

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3 Responses to “First the Liturgy, Now the Highway”

  1. LP Says:
    July 14, 2008 at 8:28 am

    Yes, at $144 a sign. Considering the City of Atlanta is laying off workers right and left and our economy is in downturn, I am glad that we are opting to spend money on this.

    Read the comment thread on the ajc’s website, most folks are pissed off that this is even a discussion.

  2. patricia gonzalez Says:
    July 14, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    Yes! It’s all about lax English grammar instruction. People just don’t get the idiomatic sense of “mankind” and suchlike. That’s what I hate about “inclusive” language — it’s such an ignorant thing, completely ignoring the structure and knowledge of the English language “as she is spoke” and written. As a former English teacher, this stuff drives me round the bend sometimes…

  3. Nicene Hobbit Says:
    July 17, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    Thankfully, I don’t hear so-called “inclusive language” at our parish (or in any parishes I’ve been to the past two years), except for saying “brothers and sisters” instead of just “brothers” and no one I know is bothered by male terms for any Member of the Godhead. I think that the worst of this foolishness is behind us…at least in the Catholic Church.

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