WaPo Use "Zir" Pronoun For Fired Trans Diversity Officer At Florida College And Critics Go WILD

Written By BlabberBuzz | Tuesday, 14 March 2023 09:30 AM
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Pronouns are a constant source of controversy.

It doesn’t matter who says something; they’ve done something offensive. They are a source of controversy in schools, politics, and books that our children read. One newspaper used the pronouns zi and zir referencing a trans person. You won’t believe what readers have to say about it. For the unversed, ze and zir are gender-neutral pronouns that anyone can use.

According to The Blaze, “The Washington Post, in a Friday profile about a fired transgender diversity officer at New College of Florida, used “zir” as a pronoun about the fired diversity officer — Yoleidy Rosario-Hernandez — and also noted that Rosario-Hernandez ‘uses ze/zir pronouns.’”

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The Washington Post continued to refer to Rosario-Hernandez as ze or zir throughout the article. For example, the Post said, “The dismissal of Yoleidy Rosario-Hernandez, who uses ze/zir pronouns, comes on the heels of a vote by college trustees to eliminate New College’s Office of Outreach and Inclusive Excellence.”

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The termination was also referred to as zir termination instead of his, her, or theirs.

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Most people in the comments didn’t support Rosario-Hernandez, but they still had an issue with the pronouns used throughout the article. One commenter said, “Ze/zir pronouns are absurd, and the Post should not have played along with this gibberish.”

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However, some used the same pronouns in their comments. Per The Blaze, “‘Ze’ should consider this an opportunity to reconsider ‘zir’ career choice and find a line of work on the productive side of the ‘maker/taker' divide,” another commenter noted. Then, a different commenter added,” ‘Zir,’ please. You have to get it right! Otherwise, ze might sue.” Another comment reads, “Ze had a whole article to explain what ze did, but it doesn’t sound like ze did anything of value.”

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