British Army To Ban The Words, 'sir', ‘Mankind’ And ‘Sportsmanship'.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5237321/Army-bans-soldiers-saying-outdated-Sir-phone.html

[dannyk13]

Another PC idiocy.

[emmie]

surely they have enough to worry about without this absurdity.

[jackthehat]

This starts off as sensible article about answering a telephone without assuming the caller is male, and degenerates into cod-outrage because of what an unidentified soldier has written in a letter to Soldier magazine.....

Yes, I believe the Army has more to worry about than this manufactured nonsense.

[Peter Pedant]

// surely they have enough to worry about without this absurdity.//

no surely WE have enought to discuss without this absurd recurring post ?

Yeah dat - I hear another poster say

I rang the army and they said - manager was on the watch list
and I said OK and menage a trois ?
only I said mennidge a troyz and he said yeah deffo out .....
[men, see?]

[EcclesCake]

What the flipping flop are you going on about Peter?

[Jackdaw33]

What I find far more insidious is that those who express an opinion contrary to the current PC orthodoxy, even though they may submit, are likely to be denied promotion or preferment. The Church of England is a classic example.

[woofgang]

I agree its stupid saying "sir" on the phone before you know to whom you are speaking.....would like to see the J.E.D.I report before I comment on it.....

[hereIam]

Agree with nailit at 11:47.

[TWR]

They are now to address their superiors, Art te alright cock. alternative, Hoi MOOSH, any other suggestions from the PC Mob?

[jackthehat]

You could always read the article properly, TWR.....

[TWR]

No Need to.

[jackthehat]

Why am I not surprised that you hold opinions on things you really have no clue about...?

[EcclesCake]

Just what are on about TWR?

[Old_Geezer]

The opening line when answering the phone is all very well, can see that may no longer be appropriate; but the article isn't simply about that is it. "It comes just days after it emerged that military top brass were also ordering troops to use gender-neutral words at a top training base. Phrases such as ‘mankind’ and ‘sportsmanship’ were banned amid fears they upset women and trans groups." Two related issues are brought together in the article.