Politics

‘She’ Is Not Welcome on Campus

MY RIGHTS VS. YOURS

It’s good to respect people’s feelings, but universities shouldn’t be forcing anyone to use sensitive language.

articles/2015/09/12/she-is-not-welcome-on-campus/150911-soave-speech-codes-tease_guwscn
iStock

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville drew widespread derision last week for publishing a pronoun usage guide that asked students and professors to add the gender-neutral descriptors ze/zir/zirs and xe/xem/xyrs to their vocabularies.

We think “subscriber” would look good on you. Join now to unlock access.

Don't miss this subscriber exclusive article. 

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.