Preferred Pronouns Done Right: Conservative Student Chooses ‘His Majesty’
LOL! Thank you, sir, for helping to point out the absurdity!
9.30.2016
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A conservative student at the University of Michigan brilliantly worked the school’s new pronoun policy in a way that shows just how absurd things have gotten on college campuses. From now on, Grant Stroble’s professors have to address him as “His Majesty.”
It’s genius, really.
Recently, U of M caved in and announced a policy of inclusiveness through allowing students to choose the preferred pronouns with which they’d like to be addressed:
Students can designate pronouns in Wolverine Access through the new Gender Identity tab within the Campus Personal Information section. This page can be used to enter, update or delete pronoun information.Designated pronouns will automatically populate on all class rosters accessed through Wolverine Access.
Stroble, a member of Young Americans for Freedom, saw an opportunity to capitalize on the absurdity and entered “His Majesty” as for how he would like to be addressed on campus and he can’t be denied, as the policy states.
Speaking to The College Fix, Stroble explained:
"I have no problem with students asking to be identified a certain way, almost like someone named Richard who would like to be called Dick. It is respectful to make a reasonable effort to refer to students in the way that they prefer."However, he added that he does have a problem when the university institutionalizes the use of pronouns that are completely arbitrary and may possibly sanction people for referring to someone different than their preference.Stroble continued, "So, I henceforth shall be referred to as: His Majesty, Grant Stroble. I encourage all U-M students to go onto Wolverine Access, and insert the identity of their dreams."
Nicely done, sir.
H/T Reason
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