Education no longer schools the next generation merely on facts and philosophy; it instructs them on what's important. And to the northwest, a college is taking that mission into Americans' mouths.

In December, the University of Alaska Anchorage introduced a new course. Take it for the sake of being smart:

New One-Credit Elective -- WSGS 101: Why Pronouns Matter

A smart degree plan at UAA is to get your [General Education Requirements] done and follow along with the progression of your major classes, but most students will also need to complete a considerable amount of electives in order to finish their degree. This course will fit into that need! A one-credit course also sometimes helps students get over minimum credit requirements, such as needing nine-credits to live in on-campus housing or being full-time at 12-credits to receive full financial aid opportunities.

In a world of tyrants and the tyrannized, woke matters matter...

In WSGS 101, "Why Pronouns Matter," the focus of the curriculum will be on exploring and deepening our understandings of why respectful language matters, which will indeed include discussions of pronoun use, but that is the mere surface level of where we endeavor to go. 

Liberate yourself by letting go of syllabic liberty:

Through this focal point on identity exploration, we'll come to better understand our own positionality in the cycle of oppression, and come away with tangible ways we all can be more present in the cultivation of collective liberation. 

But don't do it just for the units; seek significant self-improvement. Your future bosses will thank you:

While this course is only one-credit, it will be a substantial contribution to your personal and professional development. You'll gain knowledge and skills that employers need on their teams, but you'll also feel better at connecting with others and more grounded in your own truths.

Perhaps the most curious thing about contemporary pronoun rules is that they almost exclusively govern speech of which the subject will never be aware. I previously illustrated a collegiate implementation of our new language laws. Consider this scenario, incorporating a medley of mixed neopronouns:

At college, you meet and briefly converse with cool-shoes Horacio. He informs you vis pronouns are of the “ve” variety — except ve substitutes “nem” for “ver,” “eir” for “vis,” “nirs” for the other “vis,” and “bunself” for “verself.”

You take note of the above, then you set aside time in your dorm to practice on a pronoun website. After 45 minutes, you’ve sorted out a rough sketch of how you’re supposed to talk — if and when you ever refer to nem.

You and Horacio never speak again.

While home on Christmas break, you visit your cousin. You want to indicate you’d like to get some shoes like the ones worn by some guy you once met.

So you say to your cousin:

“There was some human at school who had shoes like the ones I want. Ve told me ve got them at a mall near eir internship. I was going to ask nem which store, but I got distracted because I had to log nirs pronouns into my 500-page journal I carry to log all humans I might ever reference’s pronouns. Ve would’ve probably taken me to the store bunself, but I’ll never know.”

Respect, appropriately paid.

RELATED:  Three Middle Schoolers Have Been Charged With Sexual Harassment for Not Using 'They/Them' Pronouns

UAA's course -- part of its Women’s and Gender Studies program -- is being taught by Zoe Dohring and Dr. Sara Caldwell-Kan. The LinkedIn page for Sara (she/they) indicates they's a higher-education "change agent." Additionally, the plural person is UAA's Director of Multicultural Student Services + The Pride Center. 

From Zoe's page:

They/Them

I bring my wholeness into spaces. I’m white, trans-femme, nonbinary, temporarily able-bodied, queer, a U.S. citizen...

Zoe would like LinkedIn onlookers to know they is "a first-generation college student birthed from poverty and substance misuse." Enrollees at the University of Alaska Anchorage are first-generation, too -- they're absorbing the dictates of a new order in which an individual may be a he, she, bird, rodent, or something heretofore nonexistent. For the first time, our options are infinite:

Welcome to the World of 'Noun-Self' Pronouns, Now Get Down With Your Bunself

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What the Howl? Seattle Man Transitioned to a Woman and Also a Wolf

Not long ago, we were all nonbinary: There was no such thing as "gender identity." But the Powers That Be have decided we must all choose a designation within a brand-spanking category. And we all must refer to one another thusly when our words are entirely out of earshot. So goes -- according to cutting-edge academia -- professionalism, substance, and respect.

In 2024, it's what matters.

-ALEX

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