Colleges that do NOT push individual pronouns

[Anonymous]

For those of you who have children currently in college, could you tell me which colleges and universities have NOT latched onto everyone announcing their personal pronouns? I don't mind using a novel pronoun for someone who is truly intersex, but I acknowledge most of the world as binary.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

This is the single stupidest criterion I’ve heard for picking colleges. Get a real problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the single stupidest criterion I’ve heard for picking colleges. Get a real problem.

It's not stupid. I don't want my child indoctrinated into thinking that picking your own pronouns is normal. Again, if a person is truly intersex, I understand that this person will have special circumstances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the single stupidest criterion I’ve heard for picking colleges. Get a real problem.

+1

[Anonymous]

My guess is that even in the higher quality, traditional schools, there will be liberal arts departments that do stuff like this.

I’d stick stick to things like engineering and finance, and schools string in those areas. They tend to attract more rational types.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the single stupidest criterion I’ve heard for picking colleges. Get a real problem.

It's not stupid. I don't want my child indoctrinated into thinking that picking your own pronouns is normal. Again, if a person is truly intersex, I understand that this person will have special circumstances.

PS - I actually do know young people who identify as nonbinary. I've welcomed them into my home and enjoyed their company at school events. I will refer to a "nonbinary" person as Chris, or whatever, but I'm not going to reinforce a fantasy.

[Anonymous]

Liberty.

There. Have fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the single stupidest criterion I’ve heard for picking colleges. Get a real problem.

Sounds like it might be a pretty good indicator of how left wing a school is. It’s not a bad thing to consider, IMO.

[Anonymous]

I work in higher ed. This is not a university-wide thing; this is a thing when there are sub-groups and smaller units.

So it's not like UVA will prompt you globally to share your pronouns. It's more like when you join a living-learning program, an email from the director will go around; or if you sign up for a conference, they will prompt it during registration; or when you join a club, an email will get sent around...

This happens in businesses, corporations, nonprofits, etc., OP. When I'm prompted or ask to do so at my institution, I simply don't. I'm never pushed.

[Anonymous]

So homophobic is now a synonym for non-liberal. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the single stupidest criterion I’ve heard for picking colleges. Get a real problem.

It's not stupid. I don't want my child indoctrinated into thinking that picking your own pronouns is normal. Again, if a person is truly intersex, I understand that this person will have special circumstances.

There is literally no way to guarantee that your child will never be exposed to language or identity issues that you do not approve of. You might have luck seeking an extremely conservative institution such as Liberty U or Bob Jones U or somewhere that few/no transgender or genderqueer person would attend. But even that isn’t a guarantee that they would not be exposed to discussions about this issue.

Either way, I still think it’s a stupid thing to look for in a school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the single stupidest criterion I’ve heard for picking colleges. Get a real problem.

It's not stupid. I don't want my child indoctrinated into thinking that picking your own pronouns is normal. Again, if a person is truly intersex, I understand that this person will have special circumstances.

PS - I actually do know young people who identify as nonbinary. I've welcomed them into my home and enjoyed their company at school events. I will refer to a "nonbinary" person as Chris, or whatever, but I'm not going to reinforce a fantasy.

Please tell Chris that you think the pronouns they use are “a fantasy” that they are “indoctrinating” your children withnso that they c an stop associating with your bigoted self.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work in higher ed. This is not a university-wide thing; this is a thing when there are sub-groups and smaller units.

So it's not like UVA will prompt you globally to share your pronouns. It's more like when you join a living-learning program, an email from the director will go around; or if you sign up for a conference, they will prompt it during registration; or when you join a club, an email will get sent around...

This happens in businesses, corporations, nonprofits, etc., OP. When I'm prompted or ask to do so at my institution, I simply don't. I'm never pushed.

OP here. Thank you. A Virginia Tech mom recently wrote an article about all students bearing pronouns on their pre-printed orientation nametags. I'm just curious about how ubiquitous this practice is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the single stupidest criterion I’ve heard for picking colleges. Get a real problem.

It's not stupid. I don't want my child indoctrinated into thinking that picking your own pronouns is normal. Again, if a person is truly intersex, I understand that this person will have special circumstances.

PS - I actually do know young people who identify as nonbinary. I've welcomed them into my home and enjoyed their company at school events. I will refer to a "nonbinary" person as Chris, or whatever, but I'm not going to reinforce a fantasy.

Please tell Chris that you think the pronouns they use are “a fantasy” that they are “indoctrinating” your children withnso that they c an stop associating with your bigoted self.

Am I supposed to approve of everything that my teen's acquaintances do?

[Anonymous]

It's really amusing to see how administrators handle room assignments for nonbinary and transgender teens when going on overnight trips.