- December 20, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Published: 12/20/2021 6:16:37 AM
Modified: 12/20/2021 6:16:22 AM
Whenever I get a chance on a form or questionnaire, I select “other” for gender. If it’s not a required field, I skip it altogether. It’s not because I am “gender fluid” or “questioning,” it’s just that I’ve come to believe it’s nobody’s business.
Gender was originally a linguistic term referring to the sex assignment of words (in English, just a few pronouns and a few gendered word pairs such as actor/actress and waiter/waitress). This linguistic tradition strikes many people today as anachronistic and even oppressive. In the U.S., we are fighting over who gets to decide what pronouns we use. In other languages, like French and German, the conflict is much more serious, as many more words are gendered. A quick Google search will bring up similar raging controversies around the world. We’re lucky to be speaking English!…
