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Penn State Faculty Move to
Erase the Terms 'Junior' and
'Senior', Calling Them 'Male-Centric'

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Posted By: Hazymac, 5/13/2021 6:51:08 PM

Last month, the faculty senate at Pennsylvania State University passed a resolution urging the school to erase certain words from its lexicon, due to the supposedly problematic legacy of the “typically male-centered world” out of which the terms grew. The resolution aims at gendered pronouns such as “he/him/his” and “she/her/hers,” but it also demonizes the four iconic terms for a person’s years in college (and, often, high school): “freshman,” “sophomore,” “junior,” and “senior.” “The University, as with most all academic institutions world-wide, has grown out of a typically male-centered world. As such, many terms in our lexicon carry a strong, male-centric,

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Reply 1 - Posted by: marbles 5/13/2021 6:57:02 PM (No. 784767)
The always offended left.Not content with being miserable they want you to to be miserable too.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: MrDeplorable 5/13/2021 7:04:38 PM (No. 784780)
Neurotics builds castles in the air, while psychotics build castles in the air and live in them but psychotic liberals build castles in the air and live in them but also pass laws forcing you to pay the rent.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: bad-hair 5/13/2021 7:06:33 PM (No. 784781)
#2 for post of the day .... Maybe the month. ROFL etc.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Northcross 5/13/2021 7:14:32 PM (No. 784789)
Probably the most significant accomplishment at Penn State this year.
26 people like this.

Reply 5 - Posted by: NorthernDog 5/13/2021 7:15:35 PM (No. 784790)
How sophomoric.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: GoodDeal 5/13/2021 7:18:42 PM (No. 784793)
How about just using the term Dumb and Dumber for the replacement words.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: snapper451 5/13/2021 7:22:48 PM (No. 784797)
Both of our daughters graduated from Penn State in the late 90’s. Please consider this as a request for a full refund.
24 people like this.

Reply 8 - Posted by: aasilver 5/13/2021 7:28:31 PM (No. 784803)
So when Susy gets promoted to Senior Vice President we'll just call here Higher Vice President.
11 people like this.

Reply 9 - Posted by: DVC 5/13/2021 7:36:08 PM (No. 784808)
EVERYTHING offends these sad, puny little pukes. Laugh at their weak minds.
18 people like this.

Reply 10 - Posted by: Luke21 5/13/2021 7:40:22 PM (No. 784814)
They have a legendary reputation for coaches and showers.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: SALady 5/13/2021 7:44:56 PM (No. 784818)
Well, I am constantly offended by the evil and idiocy of Penn State lie-berals, especially the faculty!!!! When is Penn state going to ban them so I won't be offended??? Oh, I forgot, that means the entire school would have to shut down. That works for me. I promise I won't be offended any more as soon as Penn State no longer exists!!!
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Reply 12 - Posted by: red1066 5/13/2021 7:51:38 PM (No. 784831)
I don't get it. What about the terms junior and senior makes them male centric.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Catfur27 5/13/2021 7:59:23 PM (No. 784845)
....looks like its time to also re-name "Manhattan"....don't want any more snowflakes' feelings to be further hurt. ( what really makes me sick...is that we- normal people- have to tolerate such incessant insanity from these idiots )
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Reply 14 - Posted by: leonardo 5/13/2021 8:02:51 PM (No. 784851)
The more "woke" that Universities become, the more the evidence accumulates that these entities are NOT institutions of higher learning, but are virtue-signaling factories whose product is inferior. Their campus Thought-Police is a continuing embarrassment to those who adhere to the US Constitution.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Californian 5/13/2021 8:11:03 PM (No. 784857)
I have decided all this woke nonsense isn't serious. Not in the sense of course it is stupid but that this is really a giant joke being played on all of us like a country wide episode of candid camera. These people are so anti-serious it has to be a joke.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Venturer 5/13/2021 8:20:45 PM (No. 784862)
One would think that a college had better things to do. Like teaching?
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Toby Ten Bears 5/13/2021 8:27:33 PM (No. 784866)
Just pass a law that says nobody can think or speak anymore and be done with it.
6 people like this.

Reply 18 - Posted by: edgar 5/13/2021 8:36:58 PM (No. 784869)
What are they going to call the "Men's" room? Do I even want to know?
5 people like this.

Reply 19 - Posted by: NeverForget 5/13/2021 8:58:22 PM (No. 784882)
When it becomes clear that a person or group of people will ALWAYS have a complaint no matter what one does, it's time to stop appeasing them. It's at best pointless.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: hershey 5/13/2021 9:06:03 PM (No. 784886)
Well then, just call them 'stupid-centric' for attending your screwed up school.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: snakeoil 5/13/2021 9:13:16 PM (No. 784898)
The Bachelors Degree of xyz is sexist. The Masters Degree of xyz is both sexist and racist. Knew a prof before his time who wanted to call Freshmen Freshones. Now if could only get down on what to do with Manhole covers.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: planetgeo 5/13/2021 9:32:27 PM (No. 784908)
These obsessive changes to perfectly reasonable terms is a clear sign that the parties attempting to change them have an inferiority complex. Very much justified. By no means do I claim superiority...but they foolishly and loudly shout it.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: kono 5/13/2021 9:45:44 PM (No. 784923)
To which state will they move? They can't possibly remain in a state that's named after a man... at a college that bears the same man's name. Maybe they should rename it "wokesylvania"
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Reply 24 - Posted by: Calvinesq 5/13/2021 9:51:27 PM (No. 784928)
"Float for aye, Old Penn State, o're thee! May thy sons be leal and loyal To thy memory." Yep, no more money, till you end this silliness, from me.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: scottj 5/13/2021 10:14:31 PM (No. 784945)
It is crystal clear that liberalism is a mental disorder. These people just hate everything.
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Reply 26 - Posted by: milwaukeeroad 5/13/2021 11:08:07 PM (No. 784972)
Nothing else better to do? We are Penn State! Yeah, okay.
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Reply 27 - Posted by: PChristopher 5/13/2021 11:17:19 PM (No. 784981)
Have they banned the football team yet?
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Reply 28 - Posted by: 24tea@Mag 5/14/2021 12:25:11 AM (No. 785005)
Everyone has to get their 2 cent worth!
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Reply 29 - Posted by: LadyVet 5/14/2021 12:47:49 AM (No. 785016)
#18, the non-birthing people's room. Down the hall is the room for birthers. Nope, that is racist and supremist. Have to go with birthing people. Can't use menstruators, either That starts with men and is sexist. Well , just build one big restroom for everybody: problem solved. /s
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Reply 30 - Posted by: 4Justice 5/14/2021 3:08:25 AM (No. 785051)
As my senior years approach, I am finding these sophomoric actions by the so-called university "faculty" (which seems to have lost all their mental faculties) to be more absurd than anything previously considered, including all the inanities proposed by their junior staff. They should all be fired and replaced by fresh men.
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Reply 31 - Posted by: zoidberg 5/14/2021 1:24:06 PM (No. 785608)
State College, PA will now be known as Wacky Valley.
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