Following on yesterday's "State Department E-Mail System Begins Randomly Assigning Pronouns".
From Elliott Management-backed (Paul Singer) Washington Free Beacon, May 19:
'I deeply regret the confusion and distress this mistake caused our workforce'
The State Department will offer counseling to any employee "who feels hurt or upset" by a system-wide email glitch that temporarily assigned random and often incorrect gender pronouns to staff.
The State Department is offering free therapy to "any employee who feels hurt or upset as a result of this unfortunate mistake," according to an internal email that went out to employees on Friday. Many State Department employees were "triggered" on Thursday, when emails from colleagues suddenly began to include random pronouns, like, "She/her/hers" and "He/Him/His" in the "from" line.
The pronouns were randomly assigned, with men being given female pronouns and vice versa, due to a "pronoun glitch" in the department’s system, the Washington Free Beacon first reported.
Those upset by the misgendering are encouraged to contact the State Department’s Employee Consultation Service "to speak to a professional counselor."....
....MUCH MORE
And the fact it happened just hours after the Secretary of State sent this message makes you question whether the State Department actually believes what they say about Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia:
On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia we call for an end to harmful conversion therapy practices, including those that attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics. #IDAHOBIT pic.twitter.com/DA5XRXvb2Y
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) May 17, 2023
Previously on the Diplomatic beat:
Two Comments On The Recent Stupidity Regarding The Word "The"
