KU Is Offering Gender Pronoun Buttons To Staff And Students At The Library
In the 1930s, it was the Great Depression that had America’s college-aged men and women in an uproar. In the ‘40s, it was WWII. In 2016? “Don’t assume my gender!” Finally, an outstanding academic institution is coming to the rescue to help tackle America’s biggest issue today — calling someone he, she or they.
The University of Kansas Libraries is reportedly kicking off a new “You Belong Here” campaign by giving out buttons with your preferred pronouns proudly displayed on them.
Via the Lawrence Journal-World:
A number of University of Kansas Libraries employees now wear buttons showing their preferred gender pronouns. Extra buttons are offered for students who want one, too.
“Because gender is, itself, fluid and up to the individual,” a posted sign at the libraries explains. “Each person has the right to identify their own pronouns, and we encourage you to ask before assuming someone’s gender. Pronouns matter! Misgendering someone can have lasting consequences, and using the incorrect pronoun can be hurtful, disrespectful, and invalidate someone’s identity.” […]
There are three versions of the square-shaped “My pronouns are” buttons: “He him his,” “She her hers” and, for people who don’t identify themselves as male or female, “They them theirs.”
You can call me dragon.
KU libraries, the heroes we deserve. Nothing says “this is a cool idea and definitely not just liberal bullshit” quite like Jayhawk librarians manning the front lines.
I’m just glad I can request one of these pins then go check out a biology book that says there are only two genders. Or, because this is a safe space and I don’t want to offend anyone and I’m open-minded af, I’m sure I can find a book that says the opposite if I dig a bit deeper. Should I start in fiction?
The only time a librarian has called me a “they” was when she was telling the police officer “they’re not allowed back here” when my acid trip took a turn for the worse.
KU is going about this “You Belong Here” campaign all wrong. If you want people to feel accepted, pass out pins that say “I suck at football” instead.
Oh, KU libraries. You’re at it once again. This is definitely the most exciting thing to happen to a mid-sized library in Lawrence, Kansas in, well, possibly forever. Keep fighting the good fight..
[via Lawrence Journal-World]
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If you haven’t heard it, listen to the Joe Rogan podcast with Dr. Jordan Peterson. The guy is the hero we all need to fight this shit, he’s a brilliant man, and he basically explains how people like this and social justice warriors are literally ruining our human existence as we know it.
8 years ago at 11:31 am“I will not be a mouthpiece for language I detest.” -Professor Peterson
8 years ago at 1:02 pmThe town of Lawrence and its inhabitants are fucking awful.
8 years ago at 11:36 amVery, very ugly girls reside at KU. Their 10’s are every other school’s 4’s.
8 years ago at 12:16 pmMidwest kids are ugly keep downvoting ugly quueers
8 years ago at 12:27 pmCan confirm, I live in Kansas and am ugly as fuck.
8 years ago at 2:11 pmDon’t be so hard on yourself Rad. I only know because my ex went to KU
8 years ago at 4:10 pmThat third one is actually fire though. I can get people to refer to me as if I am multiple people? Sign me up.
8 years ago at 11:36 amAssuming most of the viewers of this page are Republicans who believe in limited government like myself, even if you think this is dumb (arguably so), if someone wants to be called something, that’s their business. I couldn’t care less if you identify as a Mack truck, as long as you mind your business and let me mind mine, that’s fine with me. Just slow your roll with being offended if someone fucks up calling you the wrong thing. You made it confusing in the first place.
8 years ago at 11:41 amYou should care. Because the moment you disagree with these loons, and call someone their biological sex/gender(they’re the exact same thing), you’ll be charged with hate speech. This is liberals attempts to shut down facts with feelings. So as a republican, you’re damn right I care about crazies denying science and trying to shut down my ability to disagree with your feelings.
8 years ago at 11:47 amI can accept that most liberals actually aren’t this loony but the problem is, loon legislation is actually being presented which is terrifying.
8 years ago at 12:11 pmIn Canada it’s legally a hate crime to refer to someone by the wrong pronoun, even accidentally.
8 years ago at 1:05 pmI say they can be “trans” if they want but it better not affect me. In this country they do have the right to be an idiot but they don’t have a right to force others to believe the same as them. Unfortunately they are trying to force it on others.
8 years ago at 1:15 pmcall me a southerner, but I was raised to say “thank you ma’am/sir” and “yes sir/ma’am”. Not “thank you it/hers/them/whatever the fuck you want to be called”. and I will never change that
8 years ago at 12:11 pmIt’s called freedom people.
8 years ago at 12:12 pmYou pretty much nail it. I don’t care what people call themselves but don’t jump down my throat if I get it wrong because chances are I have no fucking idea what a random person refers to themselves as.
8 years ago at 12:15 pmIt’s not about just minding your own business and going about you day, some of these people are actually pushing for the government to pay for their “transition” with our tax dollars because they think it’s their constitutional right to be who they want to be. You give them an inch, and they want a mile. Plus, I don’t want “it’s with dicks” using the women’s restrooms, how are women supposed to mind their business while doing their business? You’d think the feminist would be on board with this one. And where do you draw the line with sports? A man can turn into a girl and dominate the competition in the woman’s league, but I read an article about a girl hockey player transitioning into a man who got to stay in the women’s league even with all the male hormones she/he’s on because it wouldn’t be fair to make her/him play with the big boys.
8 years ago at 12:24 pmThat’s a Bingo!
8 years ago at 1:25 pmI’m just waiting for this all to try and transfer over to the prison system
8 years ago at 1:29 pmDisagree. Please take an hour or 2 to listen to Jordan Peterson’s appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast on this subject and ideology in general. It’s an eye opener for any reasonably minded person.
8 years ago at 7:25 pmSounds more Libertarian but still spot on take
8 years ago at 8:07 pmJust when I thought it couldn’t get any worse….
8 years ago at 11:53 amIt’s like I’m watching society crumble before my very eyes.
8 years ago at 11:59 amI’ve been to Kansas a few times and when you get out west it gets, we’ll call it “hard to tell” so these will save me a lot of awkwardness in the future.
8 years ago at 12:14 pmThe only way out of this rabbit hole of crazy is to just stop giving a fuck about it
8 years ago at 12:20 pmIf I had a dollar for every gender that exists, I would have two dollars.
8 years ago at 12:25 pmSig Ep is actually just using this for Rush
8 years ago at 12:45 pm