美华盛顿州花六年使法律“中性化”
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="dairymen">dairymen</span>, <span word="freshmen">freshmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="penmanship">penmanship</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="state">state</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onerous">onerous</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="copious">copious</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> "<span word="firefighters">firefighters</span>," "<span word="clergy">clergy</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>" <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lexicon">lexicon</span>, "<span word="ombuds">ombuds</span>" (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ombudsman">ombudsman</span>) <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="security">security</span> <span word="guards">guards</span>" (<span word="previously">previously</span> "<span word="watchmen">watchmen</span>,") <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="next">next</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>," "<span word="first">first</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="students">students</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="handwriting">handwriting</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> '<span word="oh">oh</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>,'" <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="Councilmember">Councilmember</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Clark">Clark</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catalysts">catalysts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>."</p><p><span word="About">About</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>-<span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="varying">varying</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="drafting">drafting</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="constitutions">constitutions</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Legislatures">Legislatures</span>. <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="installment">installment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 500-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>.</p>
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