First ‘he’ and ‘she’ became ‘ze’. Now ‘Mr and Mrs’ is BANNED: Oxford University tells colleges to ‘remove gender-specific titles’
EXCLUSIVE: Guidance issued by Oxford University’s Equality and Diversity Unit
Document suggests only academic terms like Dr and Prof should be retained
Peter Tatchell backed the move, saying ‘it’s positive to not emphasise gender’
By RORY TINGLE
DailyMail.com
18 December 2016
Oxford University has told colleges and academic departments to remove gender-specific titles such as Mr and Mrs from their websites and leaflets.
The guidance, contained in a document from the Equality and Diversity Unit, suggests only academic terms like Dr and Prof should be retained.
It advised that while the process of removing gender-specific titles is underway, people should be given the option of appearing without any prefix.
It comes after reports that a leaflet from Oxford’s students’ union told people to use gender neutral pronouns like ‘ze’ instead of ‘he’ or ‘she’ to avoid causing offence.
The Union has since denied ever issuing this advice, saying it would be ‘totally counterproductive’.
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