“Ladies and gentlemen’ no longer welcome on NYC subways

範疇(F) 同運動態 3.i. 社會局勢.國外
編號F3i0008
作者Todd Starnes
題目“Ladies and gentlemen’ no longer welcome on NYC subways
日期20171111
簡介The New York Post reports the Metropolitan Transit Authority has ordered all subway personnel to refrain from addressing riders as “ladies and gentlemen.” Instead, staffers have been told they must use gender neutral words like riders, passengers, and everyone according to a memorandum obtained exclusively by the Post. Subway workers say political correctness has derailed the nation’s largest subway system. “They are trying to be politically correct,” one worker told the Post. “They are acknowledging that they have some transgender riders. They don’t want to offend. An MTA spokesperson told the Post that gender issues were a consideration for the move.
關鍵詞Gender neutral words, Memorandum, Subway system, Transgender riders, Gender issues
來源Fox News – Todd’s American Dispatch
連結https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ladies-and-gentlemen-no-longer-welcome-on-nyc-subways

“Ladies and gentlemen’ no longer welcome on NYC subways

範疇(E) 跨性別研究 4.ii 公眾意見.外國
編號E4ii0005
作者Todd Starnes
題目“Ladies and gentlemen’ no longer welcome on NYC subways
日期20171111
簡介The New York Post reports the Metropolitan Transit Authority has ordered all subway personnel to refrain from addressing riders as “ladies and gentlemen.” Instead, staffers have been told they must use gender neutral words like riders, passengers, and everyone according to a memorandum obtained exclusively by the Post. Subway workers say political correctness has derailed the nation’s largest subway system. “They are trying to be politically correct,” one worker told the Post. “They are acknowledging that they have some transgender riders. They don’t want to offend. An MTA spokesperson told the Post that gender issues were a consideration for the move.
關鍵詞Gender neutral words, Memorandum, Subway system, Transgender riders, Gender issues
來源Fox News – Todd’s American Dispatch
連結https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ladies-and-gentlemen-no-longer-welcome-on-nyc-subways