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Title: Phrase ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ deemed ‘degrading and designed to harm’
Post by: rangerrebew on February 16, 2019, 03:34:36 pm

 Phrase ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ deemed ‘degrading and designed to harm’
Kathryn Hinderaker - St Olaf College •February 15, 2019

The Pride Resource Center at Colorado State University has deemed the phrase “ladies and gentlemen” one of many “transphobic phrases” that should not be used by students.

A poster released by the center states that “transphobic slurs,” like “ladies and gentlemen” are “extremely degrading and designed to harm.” Other such harmful phrases are “real women/men,” “What’s your real name?” “transgendered” and “you don’t look trans.”

https://www.thecollegefix.com/phrase-ladies-and-gentlemen-deemed-degrading-and-designed-to-harm/ (https://www.thecollegefix.com/phrase-ladies-and-gentlemen-deemed-degrading-and-designed-to-harm/)

Title: Re: Phrase ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ deemed ‘degrading and designed to harm’
Post by: jmyrlefuller on February 18, 2019, 11:41:43 am

Enabling this delusion is degrading to reality.