Klaus Kanga II
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In aviation, there is a term, "NOTAM", which stands for "notice to airmen", which is fair given that almost all pilots are male.
But soon this will probably be deemed politically incorrect and "sexist", and replaced with "NOAWTAM" ("notice to airwomen and airmen"). Because feminists are bothered by things that, other than themselves, maybe some three-year-old boys are bothered about. "How dare you not name women?"
In Germany, they already changed the warning message in medicine commercials from:
translation:
It is gender-neutral in English but in German it is the masculine form, though almost everyone interpreted it as gender-neutral before it was deemed politically incorrect because feminists felt insulted.
Then they changed it to:
translation:
Yes, the female doctor just had to come first, or else feminists would cry like petulant three-year-olds.
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But soon this will probably be deemed politically incorrect and "sexist", and replaced with "NOAWTAM" ("notice to airwomen and airmen"). Because feminists are bothered by things that, other than themselves, maybe some three-year-old boys are bothered about. "How dare you not name women?"
In Germany, they already changed the warning message in medicine commercials from:
Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen lesen Sie die Packungsbeilage und fragen Sie ihren Arzt oder Apotheker.
translation:
Regarding risks and side effects, read the appendix in the package or ask your doctor or pharmacist.
It is gender-neutral in English but in German it is the masculine form, though almost everyone interpreted it as gender-neutral before it was deemed politically incorrect because feminists felt insulted.
Then they changed it to:
Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen lesen Sie die Packungsbeilage und fragen Sie Ihre Ärztin, Ihren Arzt, oder in Ihrer Apotheke.
translation:
Regarding risks and side effects, read the appendix in the package or ask your [female] doctor, your [male] doctor, or in your pharmacy.
Yes, the female doctor just had to come first, or else feminists would cry like petulant three-year-olds.
[I hereby release this post into the public domain, CC0 1.0, excluding quotes.]
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