crazyheart
Rest In Peace: tomorrow,tomorrow
What does this mean? Every day, I have to learn new language
but this one I have no idea.
but this one I have no idea.
Gender Neutral Language.
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We have to use gender neutral language in seminary.
It basically means not using words tied to gender unless they are appropriate for description or understanding.
For example, in a seminary paper I would write that, "God created humanity" instead of "God created man."
crazyheart
Rest In Peace: tomorrow,tomorrow
But that isn't new. That is inclusive language, no?
revjohn
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They are the same thing, yes.
*shrugs* Yes, I guess it is inclusive. At seminary it is called gender neutral though. Maybe inclusive incorporates more than gender neutral?
Speaking in gendre ... is the spirit of eliminating sects from god ... or sex from the word and thus a neutral language that stirs no po' sole without abstracts ... lacking imagination about what's Barry ID there as a sacred power that can overcome thought, data, intelligence and other stray seed of thought as planted by the Plantagenet's that didn't like common folk thinking of, about, or in concern of the heis phoqah ... roué-L scroo whop? Thus verbalized intercourse in the lack of enlightenment!
Do you know many journalists in their travails haven't learned the difference between gender and genre (which is the spirit of the story). I learned this the other day when listening to a cultural dispute on CBC a few days ago. Neither side seemed to know perhaps of poor understanding of English complexity guided by too much grey mire ... and little attention about what was actually being talked about ... more separation, segregation and apart ID Ness! Incarnation 've in san' behaviour?
Now does his isolated rock in space have excess gravitas, word ... or just attract dark things as gravitons (gravy holes ... tureens)?
Call it a stray thought tossed "out-there" for the use of eliminated prophets ... bip ast authority that didn't like knowledge ... brutii (brutis?) for short shrift of soul!
This reminds me of the string of railroading of mental conflicts on biblical oppositions of interpretation from a'farce IDe wind of humor to a 'muse God's darker side ... demos unusual thing to people that like all things norm ... but drive to bury medium thoughts! Thus the subtle tyes to some genres ... the flat out type doesn't get it!
Do you know many journalists in their travails haven't learned the difference between gender and genre (which is the spirit of the story). I learned this the other day when listening to a cultural dispute on CBC a few days ago. Neither side seemed to know perhaps of poor understanding of English complexity guided by too much grey mire ... and little attention about what was actually being talked about ... more separation, segregation and apart ID Ness! Incarnation 've in san' behaviour?
Now does his isolated rock in space have excess gravitas, word ... or just attract dark things as gravitons (gravy holes ... tureens)?
Call it a stray thought tossed "out-there" for the use of eliminated prophets ... bip ast authority that didn't like knowledge ... brutii (brutis?) for short shrift of soul!
This reminds me of the string of railroading of mental conflicts on biblical oppositions of interpretation from a'farce IDe wind of humor to a 'muse God's darker side ... demos unusual thing to people that like all things norm ... but drive to bury medium thoughts! Thus the subtle tyes to some genres ... the flat out type doesn't get it!
One has to swing a bit like a wave of light or sound ...
if you can appreciate white noise ...
deep space and shines ...
dark ladies that support us in the darkest of our hours before the Don gets to yah ...
(apocalyptic sentience) and dreams fail as do yer imagination ...
a Niger Essence or just something of Shadow out of Africa and a word of pain ...
overlooked by feint hearted Europeans that cannot stand reverence ...
rotating terminals ...
round about NDs that come back at yah with things past (like oppression and gross insalivation/salvation?) that you never understood and probably never will learn without interest for the alien ...
The Rael NDs 'Eire as 'is-real abstract ...
imagining a putting down of the world or a mason laying down stones ...
for the sake of the unseen eL ass ...
hind end of de light, or is that oh' Sean as something was whetted during restive dialogues ...
leading to interminable repetitions of puddling thoughts ...
ongoing divining, or schism in phrenic gaps friend nosing ...
looking for a stinking faere moan (pheromone) released in the garden?
Such is the world of pseudo-ism as wished by humanoids that are counter to knowledge,
wisdom and philosophy because it is just to confusing and they'd rather be conflicted ...
a corporeal indicator or icon of industrial busy Ness! That's how not to know any dif ferr antes ...
Thus the real truth come later a hermeneutic whetting, or great flood of mediums?
Bounced, or bouncing prophets ... robe in hoods ... morals within stories?
if you can appreciate white noise ...
deep space and shines ...
dark ladies that support us in the darkest of our hours before the Don gets to yah ...
(apocalyptic sentience) and dreams fail as do yer imagination ...
a Niger Essence or just something of Shadow out of Africa and a word of pain ...
overlooked by feint hearted Europeans that cannot stand reverence ...
rotating terminals ...
round about NDs that come back at yah with things past (like oppression and gross insalivation/salvation?) that you never understood and probably never will learn without interest for the alien ...
The Rael NDs 'Eire as 'is-real abstract ...
imagining a putting down of the world or a mason laying down stones ...
for the sake of the unseen eL ass ...
hind end of de light, or is that oh' Sean as something was whetted during restive dialogues ...
leading to interminable repetitions of puddling thoughts ...
ongoing divining, or schism in phrenic gaps friend nosing ...
looking for a stinking faere moan (pheromone) released in the garden?
Such is the world of pseudo-ism as wished by humanoids that are counter to knowledge,
wisdom and philosophy because it is just to confusing and they'd rather be conflicted ...
a corporeal indicator or icon of industrial busy Ness! That's how not to know any dif ferr antes ...
Thus the real truth come later a hermeneutic whetting, or great flood of mediums?
Bounced, or bouncing prophets ... robe in hoods ... morals within stories?
Mendalla
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I think @GordW is on to something. I had similar thoughts but was having trouble articulating. There are those for whom neither male nor female language suffices and "Gender neutral" is open to them whereas the "inclusive language" approach of avoiding making "male" the default was not necessarily so.
Faerenach
Friendly Neighbourhood GCO Worker
Inclusive language is language that allows the most amount of receivers to be included in it. Gender neutral language would be part of that, as language that includes the whole gender spectrum. Inclusive language would also include language about family relationships (not everyone has a healthy idea of fathers or mothers), race (there is a whole conversation around the use of dark and light), and other.
To be perfectly honest, I've always seen inclusive language as highly problematic. By definition, you're trying to make the words mean as many things as possible, instead of being specific. I get that having some space is good for the imagination, but it can also come off as being vague and meaningless.
Personally, I prefer the approach of 'diverse' language - using many different expressions possible to make a point. Jesus told the same parable in three or more ways, just in case it didn't relate the first couple of times, so I figure there's a precedent.
Oh, and knowing your listeners/readers. If you're going to do a bible study or preach a sermon at a women's shelter, perhaps using a word or expression other than 'father' might be helpful. Just as an aboriginal context would relate more to the word 'creation' than 'kingdom'.
To be perfectly honest, I've always seen inclusive language as highly problematic. By definition, you're trying to make the words mean as many things as possible, instead of being specific. I get that having some space is good for the imagination, but it can also come off as being vague and meaningless.
Personally, I prefer the approach of 'diverse' language - using many different expressions possible to make a point. Jesus told the same parable in three or more ways, just in case it didn't relate the first couple of times, so I figure there's a precedent.
Oh, and knowing your listeners/readers. If you're going to do a bible study or preach a sermon at a women's shelter, perhaps using a word or expression other than 'father' might be helpful. Just as an aboriginal context would relate more to the word 'creation' than 'kingdom'.Fodder is a grass rootz ... explicit that can be chewed over or ruminated by they whoa'mon ... a'mon stopper as hault form? Haultruism when one accepts an extended variety of fertility ... NOSH-ite? Thus humur flows ... sort of a farce ID reality ... yet beyond the mortal ...
Do you feel over extended ... bit Aimes ? There's a'moor tuit ... take ID one step at a time ... too much for a mortal to assimilate in one blo' ...
Do you feel over extended ... bit Aimes ? There's a'moor tuit ... take ID one step at a time ... too much for a mortal to assimilate in one blo' ...