More dictionary mayhem

The Oxford English Dictionary has updated its entry for 'woman' so that it is defined as a 'person's' wife, girlfriend or lover as opposed to only a man's following a gender review.

The publisher has altered dozens of terms including 'woman', 'man', 'housework' and 'high-maintenance' following a gender diversity review which concluded earlier this year.

It was prompted by a 30,000-strong petition, led by PR consultant Maria Beatrice Giovanardi, which claimed that the dictionary was sexist.

'Woman' was previously defined in the Oxford Dictionary as a 'man's' wife, girlfriend or lover - but this has now been changed to 'person's'.

There are also several new terms used within the definition including 'woman of the moment' and 'woman of the match' as well as the working example 'with that money, a woman could buy a house and put two kids through college'.

The previously listed synonyms, which included 'wench', 'bint' and 'b****', have also been addressed.

'Bint' and 'bitch' remain but have been labeled as offensive. 'Wench' has been removed entirely.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8923283/Oxford-English-Dictionary-updates-entry-woman-defined-persons-wife.html

Trudeau joins Muslim leaders saying free speech has limits

Muslims think they have the right for their feelings not to be hurt. That their Jihadis hurt a lot more than feelings seems to be overlooked

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined Muslim leaders around the world in saying free speech shouldn’t put Islam in a bad light.

“Freedom of expression is not without limits. We do not have the right, for example, to shout ‘fire!’ in a movie theatre crowded with people. There are always limits,” Trudeau told reporters.

“We owe it to ourselves to act with respect for others and to seek not to arbitrarily or unnecessarily injure those with whom we are sharing a society and a planet.

“In a pluralist, diverse and respectful society like ours, we owe it to ourselves to be aware of the impact of our words, of our actions on others, particularly these communities and populations who still experience a great deal of discrimination”

He was responded to a question about the beheading of a teacher in a Paris suburb who had shown his class several controversial cartoons from Denmark showing the Prophet Mohammed that Muslim people say is blasphemous.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the killing and said France will always protect free speech rights.

The case has drawn angry marches around the world, at least one more terror attack in France and led to Muslim leaders decrying anyone who publishes the cartoon.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said freedom of expression should stop if it offends more than 1.5 billion people.

“We also have rights. We have the right for our feelings not to be hurt and for our values not to be hurt,” he said during an address to commemorate the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday, Reuters reported.

https://www.westernstandardonline.com/2020/11/trudeau-joins-muslim-leaders-saying-free-speech-has-limits/

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