NATO Prepared To Mount ‘Gender-Inclusive’ Response to Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine
2020 manual touts mission to 'create language that reflects our way of looking at the world today and that helps shape the world for tomorrow'
Russian forces are poised to invade Ukraine unless the United States and NATO cave to Vladimir Putin's demands. The Biden administration and the Western military alliance have
no plans to mount a meaningful response to Russia's unprovoked aggression, but they have gone to great lengths to ensure their symbolic expression of outrage will be as "gender inclusive" as possible.
The NATO Gender-Inclusive Language Manual,
published in April 2020, offers crucial guidance for Western military officials regarding the use of "communication as a basis for advancing gender equality." The pivotal document was prepared by the office of Clare Hutchinson, who has served as the NATO secretary general's special representative for women, peace, and security since January 2018.
The manual was "drafted as a tool for all civilian and military personnel across NATO" for the purpose of encouraging and strengthening the use of "inclusive language," in accordance with the contemporary mores of our enlightened elites. For example, the manual recommends the use of the singular use of "they" and "their" as an alternative to masculine and feminine pronouns, but concedes there are times when "highlighting both genders can be useful to make a sentence more inclusive." Instead of using the term "soldiers," for example, the manual recommends "all soldiers—men and women alike."
NATO Prepared To Mount 'Gender-Inclusive' Response to Putin's Aggression in Ukraine - Washington Free Beacon