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31/10/2016 19:52:28
Al Doman
M3 Enterprises Inc.
North Vancouver
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British Columbia
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Canada
To
31/10/2016 19:02:03
Bill Fitzgerald
Woodbury Systems Group
Hamilton
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New Jersey
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United States
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>>On our side of the pond, a UofT professor is in a shootstorm over pronoun usage:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.3786140/i-m-not-a-bigot-meet-the-u-of-t-prof-who-refuses-to-use-genderless-pronouns-1.3786144
>
>Kudos to the prof.
>We sit and ponder why college costs go through the roof and people are actually being paid to talk about things like this.
>Princeton has a VP for inclusiveness.
>
>It gets worse.
>The highest court in the land thinks that this is a serious subject:
>
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/supreme-court-will-rule-on-transgender-rights-case
As of a couple of years ago, Facebook recognized 50 (US) or 71 (UK) genders:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/10930654/Facebooks-71-gender-options-come-to-UK-users.html
Maybe they can suggest some pronouns.
Regards. Al
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