This inclusive language tool has been gaining strength in recent years and is one of the simplest: instead of using an “o” or an “a” to mark gender, we replace it with an “e” , which in theory It covers all genders: friends, colleagues, children…
Unlike the previous option, this option can be pronounce and read perfectly, and it also includes all gender identities. Its only drawback is that it continues to cause rejection in some people, who consider that it does not sound natural . Although one could always wonder if the rejection of these people is not towards the idea of inclusive language in general and not to this particular alternative.
4# To speak in feminine
Here it is propose to directly turn the tortilla around and make the generic plurals feminine: “all” . It’s a good way to make the problem visible and see what happens if we do exactly the opposite of what we usually do: why is it so strange for us to think that the feminine can include all people?
Precisely this summer, David Tomás propose that Nepal Email List we use the feminine to talk about management , that is, to say “the general director” or “the CEO” when we refer to these positions in a generic way. The idea is to change our mental image of the person who holds these positions and thus make it easier for women to reach positions of power in the future.
5# Use inclusive formulas within the rules of the RAE
Lastly, we have the option of using our imagination to find formulas that fall within the rules of the RAE without having to resort to the generic masculine (Castilian can be much more flexible than we think!). Here are some examples:
- “Hello everybody!” instead of “Hello everyone!”
- Use collective names such as “the faculty”, “the students” or “the team”.
- Talk about “people who” or “whom”, instead of using masculine names like “users”.
- Give the phrases a spin: “come and try our new ice cream” instead of “you are all invite to try…”.
If you squeeze your neurons a bit, you will see how in many cases a solution can be found.
This option manages to be inclusive on the one hand and on the other to respect the current rules of Spanish , so in a certain sense it combines the best of two worlds. Furthermore, since it TR Numbers is discreet, it does not generate rejection (have you not even noticd that we have not used generic masculine in this text?). The downside is precisely this invisibility: by going more unnotic, we don’t draw as much attention to the claims behind inclusive language.
