The famed Ivy League institution rolled out a series of gender-neutral terms aimed at removing the word “man” and other male-leaning language from official school material.
(FOX)- As first reported Thursday by the conservative campus news outfit The College Fix, Princeton’s Human Resources and Office of Communications issued a four-page memo filled with examples of gender-neutral terminology that must now be used in official school documents, such as:
- The word “actress” should be replaced by “actor.”
- A “cameraman” must now be called a “camera operator.”
- There will be no more references to a “cleaning lady,” but instead an “office cleaner.”
- New students are no longer “freshmen” but rather “first-year students.”
- A “mailman” no longer delivers letters or packages, because that’s the work now of a “mail carrier,” “letter carrier” or “postal worker.”
- Nothing is to ever be done for the betterment of “mankind” but instead for “humanity,” “human kind” or simply “people.”
- A “waiter” or “waitress” will no longer dish out grub, as that’s now the work of a “server.”
- An “average man” is now an “average person” or “ordinary person.”
“These communication guidelines reflect the inclusive culture and policies at Princeton University.”