The world’s largest airline pilot union suggested airmen and women stop using terms purportedly offensive to women and LGBTQ individuals, calling out terms like “cockpit” as non-inclusive.
My my, is it April 1st already? Time, like snowflake flight crew, really does fly!
Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, represents over 70,000 pilots worldwide and states that it collaborates with a United Nations agency on its policies.
Well, there's your first mistake!
According to a diversity, equity and inclusion language guide released in 2021, the ALPA lists numerous terms and phrases to avoid — especially “masculine generalizations” — that it deemed to be non-inclusive.
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“Inclusive language in communications is essential to our union’s solidarity and collective strength and is an important factor in maintaining flight safety,” the guide states.
What about this contributes to 'flight safety'?
“The purpose of this language guide is to offer examples of terms and phrases that promote inclusion and equity.”ALPA, for example, suggested replacing the word “cockpit” with “flight deck.” The purportedly offensive term “has been and may be used in a derogatory way to exclude women in the piloting profession,” the guide states. “Many women have heard a variation of ‘It is called a cockpit for a reason’ by a male pilot, suggesting that women do not belong in the piloting profession,” the guide said.
I like my equality messages in my stage shows, but can't say I care too much when actually getting on a plane...
H/T: Melindi Scott via Twitter
“Many women have heard a variation of ‘It is called a cockpit for a reason’ by a male pilot, suggesting that women do not belong in the piloting profession,” the guide said."
ReplyDeleteWhy do these woke idiots think changing the language we all use, will thwart a few sexist pilots? It's just as easy to say that women don't belong on the flight deck. And then what are you going to call it? The pointy end?
"Flight Deck"
ReplyDeleteWell, that's going to be a problem with Air New Zealand...
"Flight Deck"
ReplyDeleteWell, that's going to be a problem with Air New Zealand.
Yet another "organisation" whose staff have fourcall better to do.
ReplyDeleteWhat are we going to start calling the joystick then?
ReplyDeleteStonyground.
There's me thinking that a cockpit is a female thing.
ReplyDeleteThe NTSB reported that the cause of the accident was the failure to extend the mechanically and hydraulically operated landing enhancement control surfaces before landing, they believe that the pilots ran out of time and that they should go back to calling them flaps.
ReplyDelete"Why do these woke idiots think changing the language we all use, will thwart a few sexist pilots?"
ReplyDeleteThey've tried nothing and they're all out of ideas...
"Well, that's going to be a problem with Air New Zealand..."
Why?
"Yet another "organisation" whose staff have fourcall better to do."
You'd think they'd have better things to concentrate on, wouldn't you?
"What are we going to start calling the joystick then?"
Good point!
"There's me thinking that a cockpit is a female thing."
Ooh, missus!
"...they believe that the pilots ran out of time and that they should go back to calling them flaps."
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