UK Network Rail told staff to stop using the word “passengers” Use Gender-neutral language

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, Dionigi said:

Yet to see a pregnant man

It's not anally possible, not even with a dress on.

[KannikaP]

3 hours ago, portisaacozzy said:

Woops !, call a spade a spade,i think not !!!

And a hoe is a hoe, a rake is a rake, a lawnmower is a lawnmower and a spade is ?????

[KannikaP]

So will the announcement say 'Will all Yous going to Colouredpool please change at Personchester'

[Grusa]

3 hours ago, portisaacozzy said:

Woops !, call a spade a spade,i think not !!!

I call it a forking shovel.

[JonnyF]

Typical Leftist language police. 

 

[impulse]

The most disturbing thing to me is the hours that they must have pored over and argued about each line in the pamphlet.  They could have sent the participants around to clean the toilets instead of sitting in those meetings. 

 

You know, something that actually improves the work product and benefits the passengers...

 

[Watawattana]

Network Rail is spending money on this, whilst not spending enough on the aging rail infrastructure that it is accountable for.  Sad.

[digger70]

7 hours ago, portisaacozzy said:

Woops !, call a spade a spade,i think not !!!

What Do you call.  a  Spade/Shovel.   ?????

You think Different one.

[KannikaP]

11 hours ago, Social Media said:

A Network Rail spokesperson reaffirmed the rationale behind these changes, stating: "Passengers are at the heart of our tone-of-voice guidelines, which have been in place for several years and are common practice in customer-facing organisations."

What's the headline?

[PETERTHEEATER]

To put passengers first, we have to speak their language

Allah... Ahkbar.

[WDSmart]

"Passenger" is gender-neutral. So are many of the nouns and pronouns listed in the article. All of the verbs are gender-neutral.

[loong]

8 hours ago, Dionigi said:

Yet to see a pregnant man

 

They keep well hidden as they know that their children will turn out to be total sh**ts,

[ifmu]

Is this all you people have to complain about ?    .... this makes communication easier ... period ...

stop whining  (yes i spelt it right)   and find something important l

[Baht Simpson]

6 hours ago, ifmu said:

Is this all you people have to complain about ?    .... this makes communication easier ... period ...

stop whining  (yes i spelt it right)   and find something important l

You must be new to the old man, expat whining forum. Lol. It's all done to aggravate and divide.

[Baht Simpson]

Passengers is such a silly word anyway. Who passenges by train? You travel by train. If u have to change it just use the word travellers which includes everyone without perceived prejudice.

[seajae]

On 2/5/2025 at 12:08 PM, Baht Simpson said:

Passengers is such a silly word anyway. Who passenges by train? You travel by train. If u have to change it just use the word travellers which includes everyone without perceived prejudice.

the reason is in the meaning, traveller can be the driver/one opertaing it, passenger is not the one driving or operating it: also their is no mention of the gender of the person meaning it is for both male & female showing that the removal of it for being gender specific is total BS

passenger

noun [ C ]

 

uk 

 

 /ˈpæs.ən.dʒər/ us 

 

 /ˈpæs.ən.dʒɚ/

 

Add to word list 

A2

a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it:

airline/rail/train/car passengers

 

 passenger train

 

a train carrying people rather than goods:

[Baht Simpson]

1 hour ago, seajae said:

the reason is in the meaning, traveller can be the driver/one opertaing it, passenger is not the one driving or operating it: also their is no mention of the gender of the person meaning it is for both male & female showing that the removal of it for being gender specific is total BS

passenger

noun [ C ]

 

uk 

 

 /ˈpæs.ən.dʒər/ us 

 

 /ˈpæs.ən.dʒɚ/

 

Add to word list 

A2

a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it:

airline/rail/train/car passengers

 

 passenger train

 

a train carrying people rather than goods:

Yeah, I was just being a bit facetious with passengers. 

[frank83628]

Absolutely pathetic, Get Trump s doge over to the UK ASAP.

 

[faraday]

Normal - Neurotypical...

 

🤣🤣

 

What a load of gender neutral reproductive sacks.