There’s something insidious about elitists telling everyone not only what NOT to say but also what TO say.

Who are they to tell us how to speak? Language is highly complex and evolves over time as culture evolves.

If you can’t speak freely, even your thinking becomes corrupted.
Speaking freely is the mechanism by which we think and evaluate our ideas. It’s not just about airing political grievances.

At it’s core, the ability to speak freely creates an efficient mechanism for the improvement of our society—by letting each person evaluate ideas.
Telling others that we cannot use the terms ‘male’ and female’ to refer to men and women is abhorrent. It may seem inclusive, but it really isnt.

Even if you did acquiesce male and female, that wouldn’t be enough.

The incessant need to control language will continue.
Ceding ‘male’ and ‘female’ also signals to them and others that you agree, at least in part, with the ideology.

And appeasing shows such ideologues that they have you under their control. It’s a form of submission.

It’s good to be inclusive. But don’t cede your language.
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