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Princeton University staff told to stop saying 'man' in stretch for equality

Princeton University staff told to stop saying 'man' in stretch for equality

Employees at Princeton University are being told by their HR department to implement gender-inclusive language, and stop saying “man” altogether.

The Ivy League college released a policy in a four-page guideline, which detailed which words were to be axed and their replacements.

According to Breitbart, staff were told to use words such as “human beings, individuals or people”.

Instead of "man and wife” employees are encouraged to use “spouses or partners”.

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