‘Man overboard’ is offensive term, says Royal Yachting Association
The phrase “man overboard” is an offensive term that should be avoided, the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has said.
The national governing body for sailing, which was founded in 1875, has suggested that it should instead be replaced with “person in water” in an inclusive language guide.
It is one of a number of recommendations issued by the RYA to use language that “honours and values” women and non-binary people within the sport and recreational activity.
It could be more appropriate to ask "what are your pronouns?" before risking a more proactive attempt to describe the situation to others.
"What are your pronouns?"
ReplyDelete"How dare you? I am non-binary."
"OK, I'll treat you as a mermaid. So swim off!"
Mermaid: I have you know that I am a Merman, er! Merperson.
DeleteI’m sure that Monty Python would have made hay of ludicrous notion that if a person were drowning, then being referred to in a politically correct manner would be a priority.
ReplyDeleteAch ... beat me to it. Ready to post here, tomorrow now, link to you, dear sir.
ReplyDeleteOne gets the impression that people are, all throughout society, making these new, woke, DEI, suggestions just for the sake of it. He's done it, so I'll do it.
ReplyDeletedearieme - "You insisted on being referred to a 'they' so what have you done with the others?"
ReplyDeleteTimbotoo - yes, it's not difficult to image a Monty Python sketch with people on the boat arguing about the correct term to use.
James - oops, bound to happen, these stories jump out of the screen.
Tammly - yes, do what the others are doing, it doesn't have to make sense because there won't be an issue if they are doing already.
ReplyDeleteDAD - I'll get the book so we don't make a mistake.
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