Prof Warns Students Will Lose Points on Essays If They Don’t Use ‘Gender Sensitive’ Language

Lots of things can lead college professors to dock students’ points on their essays, from faulty reasoning to lame examples to bad spelling.

But one British university is adding something new to the list: the failure to use “gender sensitive” language.

The University of Hull social science department has warned students that the use of non-inclusive language in their assignments will “impact on their mark,” according to documents obtained by The Sunday Times.

One document from a course on religious activism claims: “Language is important and highly symbolic. In your essay, I thus expect you to be aware of the powerful and symbolic nature of language and use gender-sensitive formulations. Failure to use gender-sensitive language will impact your mark.”

“Should any student use language which is not deemed gender-neutral, they will be offered feedback as to why. Deduction of marks is taken on a case-by-case basis,” a senior lecturer in religion at the university said.

Critics slammed the decision to mark down students for employing the words they see fit. Frank Furedi, emeritus professor of sociology at Kent University and outspoken critic of political correctness on British campuses, claimed Hull University is engaging in “linguistic policing.”

“Usually such threats are implicit rather than spelled out, as in the case of Hull,” he said. “This linguistic policing is used as a coercive tool to impose a conformist outlook. The alternative is to pay a penalty of being marked down.”

John Sutherland, emeritus Lord Northcliffe professor of English literature at UCL, said: “So you fail your Shakespeare exam if you mention The Taming of the Shrew? Brave new world.”

Hull University isn’t the first higher education institution to tell students to use “inclusive language.” Cardiff Metropolitan University’s code of practice on language has a list for students with banned words. Terms such as “forefathers,” “best man for the job” or “man-hour” must be avoided to “promote an atmosphere in which all students feel valued.”

Another university in Bath instructs students to avoid “mankind” and instead use “humanity,” “humans” or “people.”

In the U.S., a student at Northern Arizona University had her grade marked down for using non-inclusive language in her essay. She used the word “mankind” in a paper.

Appearing on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” the student claims the professor who marked her down said “gendered language” is sexist, oppressive and anti-woman.

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[Positron]

Xe me after school!

 

[dunbrine47]

Waiting for that one student who is ready to get their thug lyfe sunglasses out.

 

[Sailor_Jupiter]

If Charles Dickens would be penalized under your writing system, your writing system sucks.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

Could I say this is considered rape of the English language, or is that sexist?

 

[RG 448]

Huh. I don't know how the British system works but in the US college is generally fucking expensive and most of us don't shell out that money to be taught some asshole's personal politics. These people should get fired more often like most anyone else who refuses to do their job correctly would be.

 

[Zarkov]

In a few years we'll see failing classes as a good thing.

 

[RG 448]

In a few years we'll see failing classes as a good thing.

Exactly. If the worst case scenario in a class that I paid to take is that a professor's opinion on gender pronouns will be a deciding factor in my GPA, I should at least get a free pass to take a swing at them if nothing else. Our convictions and principles are too easy to have sometimes and the occasional physical test might do us some good.

 

[DangerousGas]

Huh. I don't know how the British system works but in the US college is generally fucking expensive and most of us don't shell out that money to be taught some asshole's personal politics. These people should get fired more often like most anyone else who refuses to do their job correctly would be.

£9k per annum for an undergraduate course. Postgraduate is usually cheaper.

 

[RG 448]

£9k per annum for an undergraduate course. Postgraduate is usually cheaper.

I looked up the equivalent US currency for a better frame of reference and yeah that's way too much money for a professor's personal beliefs to deserve any say in the outcome. Not that the "k" wasn't already a dead giveaway.

 

[Ruin]

I find it deeply disturbing how many people seem to think 1984 was an instruction manual instead of a warning.

 

[Coldgrip]

I find it deeply disturbing how many people seem to think 1984 was an instruction manual instead of a warning.

Well you see, it's okay when they do it, they have the moral high-ground and the right ethics to properly use those tactics.

 

[Lackadaisy]

I got marked down on an essay for using "his or her" instead of "one's."

 

[_blank_]

"Go fuck yourself up the ass sideways with a rake."

That should be all-inclusive language, right?

 

[Sailor_Jupiter]

"Go fuck yourself up the ass sideways with a rake."

That should be all-inclusive language, right?

Racist against non-Asians.

 

[Maiden-TieJuan]

Huh. I don't know how the British system works but in the US college is generally fucking expensive and most of us don't shell out that money to be taught some asshole's personal politics. These people should get fired more often like most anyone else who refuses to do their job correctly would be.

You're kidding, right? College professors basically indoctrinate their students into their own political and social beliefs and call it education. Just look at the Berkley Riots. There was a professor at the New York Uni that was screaming about that one Nazi dude speaking at their school, yelling FUCK YOU and stuff.

Hell, Unis also have "Safe Spaces" now for Glob's sake.

 

[Gym Leader Elesa]

This is an old trend. Practically every university has been on about this for thirty years in the western world.

 

[friedshrimp]

Do we even need universities anymore?

 

[cypocryphy]

Bring back Winston Churchill pls

 

[Ravelord]

something something "man-hour" is a genedered word, therefore it's sexist

Wat.I mean seriously, even measuring units are now sexist? So" horsepower" is now specist or what?

I need a drink. Pic related.