University of Manchester advises against using ‘mother’ and ‘father’

The University of Manchester has denied banning or scrapping certain words 曼徹斯特大學否認禁止或廢棄某些詞
一所大學建議員工不要使用“母親”和“父親”這兩個詞,以避免偏見和假設。
曼徹斯特大學關於包容性語言的指南鼓勵使用性別中立的術語,例如“父母”或“監護人”。
北特倫特河畔斯托克、Kidsgrove 和 Talke 的保守黨議員喬納森·古利斯 (Jonathan Gullis) 將這一指導描述為“瘋狂的工作”。
該大學否認取消或禁止任何文字。
A university has advised staff against using the terms “mother" and “father" to avoid bias and assumption.
The University of Manchester’s guidance on inclusive language encourages the use of gender-neutral terms such as “parent" or “guardian" instead.
Jonathan Gullis, Conservative MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, described the guidance as “wokery gone mad".
The university has denied scrapping or banning any words.