Air Force to Cadets: Use “Gender Neutral Language”, No More “Mom” and “Dad”

The United States Air Force Academy in Colorado has been revealed to have implemented diversity trainings that include telling cadets to use gender-neutral language and drop the word “colorblind.“In a slideshow titled, “Diversity & Inclusion: What it is, why we care, & what we can do,” obtained by Fox News, the school tells its Air Force cadets to use “person-centered” and gender-neutral language when describing people.“Person-centered” language tells cadets to format their speech centering around the individual, for example, “transgender people/service members” instead of “transgenders,” or “people with disabilities,” instead of “the disabled.“When addressing a person, the training tells cadets ” …