Recently, " piggy admire is strange " get bureau of London fire control (London Fire Brigade) censure, caused the discussion about sexual language.
Bureau of London fire control points out, the program is in when mentioning firemen, used " Firemen " this word that clear sexual distinction is pointed to, is not to use more general " Firefighter " the term that this asexuality points to.
Request, piggy admire is strange, we had had 30 years to had not been used " Firemen " this word. You have sexual distinction with antiquated, belt inflexible impressional vocabulary, this can produce very big effect to the child, can let the girl do not want to become firemen.
" piggy admire is strange " the company that make did not publish a response to this temporarily.
Danny of director of bureau of London fire control? Ke Du (Dany Cotton) say: "We should challenge antiquated language. Consider to make clear, these languages meet block up female regard firemen a significant profession. These languages meet block up female regard firemen a significant profession..
We Need To Challenge Outdated Language That Our Research Is Showing Is Stopping Young Girls And Women From Considering Firefighting As A Rewarding And Professional Career.
He still points out, bureau of London fire control has 354 females firemen now, 7.39% what hold sum total of its business personnel.
BBC (BBC) cite the data of bureau of British state fire control says, in England and Scotland, female firemen scale is 5.2% , and in Northern Ireland, this one scale is only 3% .
Surprise besides piggy admire, still have...
Criticizing " piggy admire is strange " while, bureau of London fire control call-overed incidentally animation of another England old brand " firemen hill Mu (Fireman Sam) " , think this in use continually " Fireman " one word, debased the female firemen in cartoon.
It is reported, " firemen hill Mu " it is one of TV programs of the children before 3 school age with the most welcome England. Since this infant safety teachs animation to broadcast from 1987, already exceeded 150 countries heat to sow in the whole world.
The work that we do to all firemen and them holds huge respect; We devote oneself to to adopt children entertainment program, with the rightest kind, show the work of firemen.
We are in all the time progress, in order to ensure the program is while inheritance is traditional, show the world that children see today.
In addition, bureau of London fire control still commended the manufacturer of Bobby baby, express to welcome firemen Bobby to join " fire control sexual distinction is discriminated against " (#FirefightingSexism) in the team.
Very glad to be in " fire control sexual distinction is discriminated against " the activity is much mediumer a proponent. Welcome Bobby! She is wearing maize fire control to take, joined group of our rescuing greater part, help boy and girls extend train of thought, let children imagine he will become what kind of person henceforth to the top of one's bent.
Going up early actually century 60 time, support more female to enter a labour market for drive, bobby baby released a series of profession figure such as fashionable editor, nurse. 1965, astronaut Bobby appears; 1973, bobby became a surgeon.
After this a few years, bobby baby explores the possibility of professional female ceaselessly, she became engineer of police, architect, air man, computer, it is presidential candidate even.
Be captious be still sexual discrimination?
Of bureau of London fire control push civil the discussion that caused foreign netizen. A netizen is being pushed special (Twitter) on released a piece of photograph, point out actually " piggy admire is strange " the firemen in is a female.
Emmmm is very awkward (" piggy admire is strange " the firemen all in the book is a female)
TV compere Pierce? Morgan (Piers Morgan) conveyed bureaus of pair of London fire control object, the expression that because cartoon program is used,thinks and do not choose to become firemen, so these females are likely itself does not suit to become firemen.
Immediately of bureau of London fire control expressed to object to Morgan: "If you respect our work, should make the name to us. Should make the name to us..
Fire control bureau still cited the case of an Esme of 4 years old of little girls. This year January, this little girl that comes from London says to mom, him hope can become the man, she wants to become a firemen, but the firemen that she sees on the book is the male, do not hope oneself are only female firemen.
Mom delivers the daughter's speech to Twitter. Then, female firemen of England people reach oneself photograph and video hair in succession on gregarious network, want to tell Esme female the presence of firemen.
Be opposite in the light of bureau of London fire control " piggy admire is strange " criticism, also a few netizens think this is captious.
The cartoon that this just sees to the child just!
Can be a child of two years old read " Firefighter " ? "Fireman " simpler to them, and child of two years old can not notice among them difference! I ask my daughter of two years old, "Fireman " is those who point to the male or female? She says possible. If my daughter of two years old can be solved problem, it is OK also that I believe you...
Also the parent chooses to support bureau of London fire control, think " piggy admire is strange " have very large force to children, firemen of proper to the girl understanding is worn since this one profession main effect.
The person that do not let fling abuses prevails, is this Pierce not just? Morgan's ignorance. This is concerned let those resemble my daughter the little girl that same, love sees popular children program, can realise the existence of female firemen, let them know, if she thinks,becoming a firemen also is possible.
The sexual distinction in the language is discriminated against
As the development of the times, people had sufficient knowledge to the problem of imparity of male and female that exists socially, there are many sexual distinctions to discriminate against a language to get corrective in English.
Most outstanding example should count English acronym " Ms " . Why be opposite the man's address sb respectfully " Mr " do not divide married and maiden, and is the woman divided married " Mrs " and maiden " Miss " ? Then, general acronym " Ms " be come out by creation, with " Mr " stand up to sb as an equal.
The change of sexual discrimination language still includes to create the new term that neuter changes, if use Chairperson (chairman) replace Chairman, with Humankind (the mankind) replace Mankind; Or it is to use with masculine gender
The negative statement of lexical photograph correspondence, be like Businesswoman (female businessman) , Policewoman (policewoman) etc.
Regard report as a kind of tool of social value, the sexual discrimination phenomenon in the language is impossible to be eliminated inside short time. Imparity of male and female was eliminated on real significance only, the sexual discrimination of the language just may get elimination.
Trainee: Chen Yuqi
