The following sentences contain sexist and other biased...

The following sentences contain sexist and other biased language. Edit them to correct these errors. a. Every intern had to record his readings daily for the spokesman. b. Although Marcel was an amputee, he still could hunt and peck at the keyboard. c. She saw a woman doctor, who told her to take an aspirin every day. d. Our agency was founded to help mankind. e. Even though John is a diabetic, he has an excellent attendance record. f. Every social worker found her schedule taxing-not enough days in the week to help out man-to-man. g. Maria, who is Cuban, always adds spice to company events. h. To be a policeman, each applicant had to pass a rigorous physical and prove himself in the manly art of self-defense. i. It's a wise man who can rise to the top in this cutthroat, volatile stock market. j. Sandy Frain, a middle-aged Irish-born woman, came by this morning wanting an appointment to discuss the new policies on energy efficiency. k. Mrs. Johnson is in charge of safety issues. I. He made his PowerPoint presentation as emphatically as an Italian opera singer on stage. m. Team B tried to disable our proposal by introducing irrelevant references to the many foreigners living on the north side. n. The average consumer spends at least two to three hours a week on her computer looking for coupons and other bargains. o. How many of our customers don't speak English well? p. Our office installed new power doors to assist employees who are unable to leave their wheelchairs. q. More mentally retarded individuals are being hired to do menial tasks on the job.

The following sentences contain sexist and other biased language. Edit them to correct these errors.
a. Every intern had to record his readings daily for the spokesman.
b. Although Marcel was an amputee, he still could hunt and peck at the keyboard.
c. She saw a woman doctor, who told her to take an aspirin every day.
d. Our agency was founded to help mankind.
e. Even though John is a diabetic, he has an excellent attendance record.
f. Every social worker found her schedule taxing-not enough days in the week to help out man-to-man.
g. Maria, who is Cuban, always adds spice to company events.
h. To be a policeman, each applicant had to pass a rigorous physical and prove himself in the manly art of self-defense.
i. It's a wise man who can rise to the top in this cutthroat, volatile stock market.
j. Sandy Frain, a middle-aged Irish-born woman, came by this morning wanting an appointment to discuss the new policies on energy efficiency.
k. Mrs. Johnson is in charge of safety issues.
I. He made his PowerPoint presentation as emphatically as an Italian opera singer on stage.
m. Team B tried to disable our proposal by introducing irrelevant references to the many foreigners living on the north side.
n. The average consumer spends at least two to three hours a week on her computer looking for coupons and other bargains.
o. How many of our customers don't speak English well?
p. Our office installed new power doors to assist employees who are unable to leave their wheelchairs.
q. More mentally retarded individuals are being hired to do menial tasks on the job.

Key Concepts

Inclusive Language

Inclusive language involves using words and phrases that do not exclude or marginalize particular groups of people. It ensures that communication respects the identities and experiences of all individuals by avoiding terms that reinforce social hierarchies or biases based on gender, race, age, disability, or other personal characteristics.

Gender-Neutral Language

Gender-neutral language avoids assumptions about gender and does not privilege one gender over another. This concept emphasizes the use of non-gender-specific pronouns, job titles, and examples to promote fairness and equality, thereby reducing the reinforcement of traditional gender roles.

Person-First Language

Person-first language prioritizes the individual over any characteristic or condition. By placing the person before descriptors such as disabilities or conditions, this approach minimizes stigma and acknowledges the full identity of individuals rather than defining them solely by a particular attribute.

Bias and Stereotype Avoidance

This concept involves recognizing and eliminating language that perpetuates stereotypes or displays bias against any group. It requires sensitivity to how certain terms might reinforce misconceptions or discriminatory views, and it encourages revisions that reflect fairness, respect, and accuracy in communication.

Cultural Sensitivity

Cultural sensitivity in language means being aware of and avoiding terms that might demean or generalize about a particular culture, ethnicity, or nationality. It promotes respectful and accurate portrayal of diverse cultural identities, ensuring that language acknowledges and celebrates differences without bias or demeaning generalizations.

Transcript

00:01 Here are given sentences and it says the following sentences contain sexist and other biased language and we're going to edit them to correct these errors.

00:10 So we're going to take them one by one.

00:12 A, every intern had to record his readings daily for the spokesman.

00:18 So the issue with this sentence is it automatically assumes that the intern is male.

00:24 So we're going to say every intern had to record their readings daily for the spokesperson.

00:54 So now we have gender neutral, gender inclusive language.

01:00 B, although marcel was an amputee, he still could hunt and peck at the keyboard.

01:11 So here we're going to say despite marcel being an amputee, he was able to find a way to still type.

01:46 Here we're getting rid of the fact that he's hunting and pecking at the keyboard.

01:50 It's irrelevant.

01:52 It's not necessary to specify that.

01:54 First of all, him being an amputee doesn't directly relate to him hunting and pecking.

02:00 A lot of people do that even if they're not an amputee.

02:03 So it's just not relevant to talk about how he's typing.

02:09 Rather, we're going to focus because we are assuming here that he's either had his arm or hand amputated so that he has maybe only one, probably just one.

02:18 But anyway, he's still able to type.

02:22 And we're going to focus on the fact that he overcame that and found a way to navigate and do the things he used to do.

02:34 C, she saw a woman doctor who told her to take an aspirin every day.

02:41 Here, we're just going to say the doctor told her to take an aspirin every day.

02:58 It doesn't matter that the doctor was a woman.

03:00 It's completely irrelevant.

03:03 D, our agency was founded to help mankind.

03:08 Our agency was founded to help all people.

03:24 We're getting rid of mankind because mankind insinuates just men, and we want to help everyone.

03:34 E, even though john is a diabetic, he has an excellent attendance record.

03:39 Here, we're just going to say john has an excellent attendance record.

03:54 We're just going to to focus on the positive.

03:56 John has a great attendance record.

03:58 It doesn't matter that he's diabetic.

04:00 We're going to focus on the positive of him having an excellent attendance record.

04:08 F, every social worker found her schedule taxing.

04:12 Not enough days in the week to help out man to man.

04:15 Okay, so a couple things here.

04:17 First of all, it insinuates that the social worker is female.

04:20 Men can be social workers too.

04:22 Anybody can be a social worker.

04:23 So we're going to say every social social worker found their schedule taxing with not enough days in the week to help everyone.

05:06 So we're also getting rid of the man -to -man at the end because really it's just they just don't feel like they can get everything done and help everyone.

05:16 G, maria, who is cuban, always adds spice to company events.

05:22 Maria is full of life and always brings a lot of energy, positive energy, to company events so we really kind of rewrote this sentence quite a bit actually we took out the fact that maria is cuban it's not relevant her ethnicity isn't relevant we're going to focus on her personality and then it says always add spice to company events it's like she's spicing things up is what it's implying and with the mention of her being cuban that's just kind of a biased way way of phrasing it.

06:20 And so we're just going to say she's full of life.

06:24 She brings a lot of energy and a lot of positive energy to these events.

06:28 And that's a good thing.

06:29 So we're going to rephrase this to make it positive.

06:32 And it's got nothing to do with her ethnicity and everything to just do with who maria is.

06:41 H, to be a policeman, each applicant had to pass a rigorous physical and and prove himself in the manly art of self -defense.

06:51 So we have some gender language here that we're going to rephrase.

06:54 To be a police officer, so we're getting rid of policeman, because anyone can be a police officer, gender doesn't matter.

07:01 So to be a police officer, each applicant had to pass a rigorous physical and prove themself, we're getting rid of the himself, because again, women can be officers as well, gender doesn't matter.

07:38 Prove themselves in the art of self -defense.

07:42 We're just dropping the manly...

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