22-05-2019, 09:59 AM
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Re: Are we too PC?
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiThere was a item on BBC this morning.
Some are complaining that the voices on Sat Navs, Alexa , Google Home etc are female and that they should be Gender Neutral.
On the self-service at my local M & S, they have got Ant & Dec's voices blaring out. Made me jump first time.
Is there such a thing as a 'gender neutral' voice?
22-05-2019, 10:11 AM
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Re: Are we too PC?
Originally Posted by Mups
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On the self-service at my local M & S, they have got Ant & Dec's voices blaring out. Made me jump first time. Is there such a thing as a 'gender neutral' voice?
I prefer men's voices, I find women hard to hear especially on telly.
22-05-2019, 10:19 AM
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Re: Are we too PC?
Originally Posted by Mups
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Yet more PC twaddle!Below an exert from an article in 'Mature Times' :
" I’ve recently been thinking about all the pressure that companies and organisations seem to be under to play the PC game, and I got to wondering if thisis sometimes really worth it?
Let me give you an example and this is in regard to something as inoffensive and innocuous as a box of tissues!
The company Kimberley-Clark who produces Kleenex tissues last year announced that, following complaints, their “Man-size” tissues would be subject to a re-branding exercise and would henceforth be known as “extra-large” instead.
The complaints that they had received suggested that the use of “Man-size” supported gender inequality. I’m sorry, but you have a product that has been sold for years and years and suddenly the humble tissue becomes a target for sexual discrimination – I really don’t get what all the fuss is about.
But there are other examples, too.
How about the British Medical Association who advised its members that pregnant women, or mothers-to-be should be simply referred to as “pregnant people” to avoid offence and to celebrate diversity?
Then there’s the example of “drag queens” being banned from a Gay Pride event in Glasgow in case they cause offence to transgender people! "
Seems to me there are more nutters about than ever.
22-05-2019, 10:38 AM
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Re: Are we too PC?
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiThere was a item on BBC this morning.
Some are complaining that the voices on Sat Navs, Alexa , Google Home etc are female and that they should be Gender Neutral.
22-05-2019, 10:40 AM
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Re: Are we too PC?
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiI like female voices on my gadgets.
A rare chance for a man to say get lost to a female voice without getting into trouble.
22-05-2019, 10:41 AM
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Re: Are we too PC?
Originally Posted by Mups
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On the self-service at my local M & S, they have got Ant & Dec's voices blaring out. Made me jump first time. Is there such a thing as a 'gender neutral' voice?
I almost dumped my shopping and walked out for some normality.
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