Monday, November 20, 2017

Geez louise!

NYC subway to use gender-neutral terms
during announcements

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to the New York City subways, there's no such thing as
ladies and gentlemen.

Conductors on subway trains have been told to replace "ladies and gentlemen" when
making announcements with the gender-neutral terms of "passengers," ''riders," and
"everyone."

It's part of an effort from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to improve
communication with passengers frustrated with having to deal with a system
troubled with delays, mechanical failures and even derailments.

Other directives include giving subway riders as much information as possible in case
of delays and mentioning nearby New York City sites of interest at various stations.
(Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Sorry, I don't get it. I mean, even if you are transgender, you're still identifying yourself
as a male or female, right? What the hell is wrong with ladies and gentlemen?? And really,
what's that got to do with delays? Man, that's some funny stuff right there!

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