Discuss suggestions for non-discriminatory writing.
By discriminatory
words we mean words that do not treat all people equally and with respect. We
often use discriminatory words without bad in text. More specifically, they are
words that refer negatively to group of people such as by sex, race,
nationality, sexual orientation age. The following review of the major forms of
discriminatory words should help we achieve this goal.
1. Use gender neutral words.
2. Avoid words that stereotype by race, nationality
or sexual orientation.
3. Avoid words that stereotype by age.
4. Avoid words that type cast those with
disabilities.
Use
Gender Neutral Words :-
For reasons
of fair play and to be in step with today’s society in which gender equally is
the goal. We would do well use gender neutral words.
Suggestions
for doing this follow.
Masculine
pronouns for both sexes :-
Perhaps the most trouble some sexist words are the masculine. Pronouns
(he, his, him) when they are used to refer to both sexes. We can avoid the use
of masculine pronouns in such cases in three ways.
First : We can reword the sentence to
eliminate the offending words.
Example :-
Sexist
|
Gender Neutral
|
If a customer pays promptly he is placed on our
preferred list.
|
A customer who pays promptly is placed on our
preferred list.
|
Second : A second way to avoid sexist use of
masculine pronouns is to make the reference plural.
Example :-
It customer pay promptly they are
placed on our preferred list.
Third : A third way to avoid sexist use of
he, his or him is to substitute any of a number of neutral expressions.
Example :-
It customer pay promptly he or she is
place on our preferred list.
Avoid
words that stereotype by race, nationality or sexual orientation:-
Words that
stereotype all number of group by race, nationality or sexual orientation are
especially unfair and frequently they rain-force stereotypical beliefs about
this group words that present members of minorities as executions to stereotypes
are also unfair. Eliminate such reference to minorities by treading all people
equally and by being sensitive to the effect of our words.
Avoid
words that stereotype by age :-
Our
sensitivity is not discriminating by sex also should be extended to include
discriminating by age against both old and the young. We should see all person
are equally. Do not treat old and young.
Avoid
words that type cast those with disabilities :-
People with disabilities are likely to be
sensitive to discriminatory words.
For example,
instead of describing one as dumb. Avoid slang terms with disabilities person.
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