{"id":9671,"date":"2016-12-12T14:05:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=9671"},"modified":"2016-12-12T14:30:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:30:10","slug":"gender-neutral-pronouns-at-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/gender-neutral-pronouns-at-oxford\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Neutral Pronouns at Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"_87038297_prounous_practice976\"<\/a>A Student body is urging the use of ‘gender neutral pronouns’ at Oxford University, reports the Oxford Mail<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The National Union of Students is apparently behind the move, which will see ‘he’ and ‘she’ replaced with the silly gender-neutral ‘ze’.<\/p>\n

But the ‘ze’ pronoun will only be used if the person requests it. \u00a0It is unlikely to be preferred by ‘transgender’ students, if there are any, since these are determined to use the sex-specific pronoun of their gender of choice.<\/p>\n

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Pronoun card from the University of Milwaukee. You are meant to put the appropriate pronouns in from the respective columns.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Indeed, deliberately using the wrong pronoun for a transgender person is an offence under Oxford’s behaviour code, the newspaper has said.<\/p>\n

Instead, ‘ze’ will be used by those who decide they are\u00a0neither male nor female. \u00a0Those who are genuinely neither male nor female, or possess conflicting sexual organs, are know as ‘intersex’.<\/p>\n

This condition is rare, but it\u00a0afflicts the South African runner Caster Semenya<\/a><\/strong>, who has decided to identify, and run, as a woman despite having internal testes. \u00a0There is at present no ‘ze’ gender classification at the Olympics. \u00a0Athletes are male, or female.<\/p>\n

Christian Voice was first with ‘Gender Neutral Pronouns’<\/h2>\n

Christian Voice first reported on this matter two months ago, so Oxford University and the Oxford Mail are somewhat behind the times. \u00a0In an article in our October Newsletter, ‘Brighton Bell’ wrote<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

‘At the University of Sussex in Brighton, students from the school of History, Art History, and Philosophy were sent an email with regards to pronouns. More precisely, the use of \u2018gender neutral\u2019 and \u2018gender non-binary\u2019 pronouns.<\/p>\n

‘The email states that it has come to the attention of the university that a number of students don\u2019t wish to be referred to by \u2018traditional\u2019 pronouns such as he or she, but instead prefer gender neutral pronouns such as they and their.<\/p>\n

‘It goes on to say that students should notify the university if they wish to be addressed by such pronouns by their lecturers or fellow students. It may be tempting to put this down to an isolated incident at a radical university, but as we shall see in this article, this issue has become increasingly widespread.<\/p>\n

‘Before looking at how widespread the debate over the use of pronouns is, let us first consider how the issue came to be in the first place.<\/p>\n

MASCULINITY IS \u2018TOXIC\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘The \u2018traditional\u2019 view that there are two genders is going out of fashion among today\u2019s young people. Especially in academic circles, people are taught to accept that gender is not a binary. \u00a0Instead of there being two genders, an endless number of genders exist. Many students today are taught that gender is not an immutable characteristic, but instead merely a social construct. The term for this is the \u2018gender non-binary\u2019. \u00a0People identify as new \u2018non-binary genders\u2019 which most outside the hallowed halls have never heard of before.<\/p>\n

‘Feminists have for a long time been seeking to blur the lines between male and female, especially with reference to attacking masculinity. Masculinity is denounced as \u2018toxic\u2019, and feminists argue that men who act like men are expected to act are wrong to do so. Changing gender from a binary of male and female to a spectrum in which one can choose from a menu of options is one way in which to attack maleness. If you can convince people, and especially men, not to identify with the gender they were born with, it will lead to a decline in masculinity.<\/p>\n

‘Effectively, feminists seek to make the heterosexual male a dying breed, as it were.<\/p>\n

400 GENDER OPTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘So, just how many new genders are there? According to a recent count on the website Tumblr, which is the home of the online feminist, there are over 400 gender options now to choose from. From the more popular \u2018genderqueer\u2019 and \u2018genderfluid\u2019, to far more obscure options, all are to be accepted without question, unless one wishes to be called \u2018transphobic\u2019 or \u2018transmisogynist\u2019.<\/p>\n

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From someone called ‘sykochica’ on a website entitled ‘steemit.com’. The comments show how seriously the contributors take this issue. The leading comment says: \u2019The perfectly binary gender is a social construct, not a biological construct \u2019 to which ‘sykochica’ replies: \u2018I completely agree.\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘These options aren\u2019t mutually exclusive either, so one can choose to identify with more than one of these new \u2018genders\u2019. Let\u2019s take a look at a couple of these new \u2018genders\u2019 to see just how ridiculous they are (the definitions are from \u2018Tumblr\u2019):<\/p>\n

‘Abimegender: \u201cA gender which is profound, deep, and infinite\u201d.<\/p>\n

‘Genderflora: \u201cA gender that blooms and evolves depending on the weather and atmosphere; similar to genderfluid but more plant-like\u201d.<\/p>\n

‘Polygender: \u201cIdentifying as multiple genders; may be static or fluid\u201d.<\/p>\n

‘In addition to the above terms, a word has even been invented for normal people who identify with the gender they were born with \u2013 cisgender. Society is said to be \u2018cisnormative\u2019, meaning that those who identify with trans and non-binary genders are an oppressed group.<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s interesting to note how proponents of the gender non-binary see gender as a fluid, social construct one can choose whilst simultaneously seeing sexuality as immutable and unchangeable; something one is born with and cannot choose.<\/p>\n

BLURRING LINE BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Universities across the UK and America are now accepting the new gender theory as if it were proven fact. This has resulted in an increasing number of students identifying with a gender other than male or female. \u00a0It has also raised the issue of by which pronouns they would like to be addressed. In addition to gender neutral pronouns such as \u2018they, them, and their\u2019, completely new pronouns are now also being made up to protect these poor students\u2019 feelings. For example, the pronouns \u2018ze, zie, and xe\u2019 are just three of the many sets of pronouns one can now choose as an identity. The more that the gender binary can be deconstructed in these ways, the more the lines will blur between male and female.<\/p>\n

‘How widespread is the issue of pronouns? It\u2019s difficult to know just how many universities are implementing new policies on them, but there are certainly a number of examples of universities doing just that. This certainly isn\u2019t an issue confined to the University of Sussex.<\/p>\n

CHOOSE YOUR OWN PRONOUNS<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘For example, the University of Michigan in the USA have recently implemented a new policy to allow students to choose their own preferred pronouns. These pronouns must be respected by professors and fellow students on threat of disciplinary action. In a rather amusing twist, one student who found the policy to be ridiculous decided to change his pronoun to \u2018his majesty\u2019 in an effort to highlight just how insane the policy is.<\/p>\n

‘At American University in Washington DC, students in an induction session were asked to introduce themselves by their name and preferred pronouns.<\/p>\n

‘Meanwhile, at the University of Vermont, students are allowed to change their pronouns on the university\u2019s computer system, having the choice between \u2018he\u2019, \u2018she\u2019, \u2018they\u2019, and \u2018ze\u2019, along with \u2018name only\u2019 if they wish to have no pronoun at all.<\/p>\n

\u2018PUTTING PRONOUNS ON THE CARDS\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Back home here in the UK, our very own National Union of Students seems to have a serious problem with the use of pronouns. Last year, the NUS LGBT committee submitted a motion to the NUS women\u2019s conference called \u2018putting pronouns on the cards\u2019. The motion complained that as current name badges used at conferences only state the person\u2019s name and educational institute they attend. \u00a0That was discriminatory as non-binary students then have to also write their pronouns on these badges so they are addressed correctly. Apparently, having to write a pronoun on a name badge can make one feel \u2018uncomfortable, othered, or outed as trans\u2019. The solution the NUS women\u2019s conference came to is that all students will now be asked their preferred pronouns when registering for conference. \u00a0These pronouns will then be printed on all name badges.<\/p>\n

‘Interestingly, the NUS women\u2019s conference also declares that it is open to \u201call who self-define as women, including those with complex gender identities which include \u2018woman\u2019, and those who experience oppression as women.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018BORN IN THE WRONG SPECIES\u2019 IS NEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘As you can see, the issue of gender is now at the forefront of what is going on in the academic world, and is a new battleground which must be fought. We cannot allow for traditional genders and gender roles to be eroded further in the name of \u2018progress\u2019 or political correctness. First it was sexuality, now it\u2019s gender. What next? A \u2018trans-species\u2019 movement? Sadly, that is an idea also starting to gain some momentum. \u00a0A number of people now not only believe they were born with the wrong gender, but they were also born in the wrong species.<\/p>\n

‘Of course, all this ignores the clear words of scripture:<\/p>\n

‘Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘1Corinthians 14:33a: God is not the author of confusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Indeed, God is not the author of confusion, and he created a binary of genders which are not social constructs. \u00a0They are ordained by God himself. So the confusion of genders and blurring of gender lines has not come from God but from the world. It is a corrupting influence on today\u2019s youth and society as a whole. Along with the blurring of gender lines comes an increase in experimenting with different sexuality, and the ever growing embrace of homosexuality as an acceptable, alternative lifestyle.<\/p>\n

‘PRAY for Christian young people at university. It takes courage to oppose the militants and faith to persevere. Pastors and parents should be aware of this issue in order to be able to pray with and support our young people.’<\/p>\n

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