Portland Takes an Ax to English Language To Make City Charter More Woke
Democratic Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who recently won re-election, announced Thursday that the City Council approved the removal of “feminine and masculine terms” from the city charter.
The language of the documents that guide the City should reflect our community. Today, Council authorized the City Auditor to remove feminine and masculine terms from the City Charter. This important step will help make our documents more inclusive of all gender identities.
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) November 13, 2020
Portland removed the terms “he or she,” “his or her” and “himself or herself” to be replaced with gender neutral language, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Terms like “policewoman” and “police matron” will also be nixed from the charter.
Wheeler won re-election on Nov. 3 despite months of violent unrest in Portland.
Both Philadelphia and Tulsa, Oklahoma, removed gendered language from their city charters this year, according to Fox News.
In 2017, Oregon became the first state in the nation to allow residents to select a third sex option, X, on driver’s licenses.
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