{"id":10166,"date":"2018-08-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/aussie-soldiers-have-been-told-not-to-use-words-like-him-and-her\/"},"modified":"2018-08-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T00:00:00","slug":"aussie-soldiers-have-been-told-not-to-use-words-like-him-and-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/aussie-soldiers-have-been-told-not-to-use-words-like-him-and-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Soldiers Have Been Told Not To Use Words Like \u2018Him\u2019 And \u2018Her\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Minister Marise Payne says the defence force has not issued a \u201cdirective on gender-neutral language\u201d as an internal training guide telling soldiers not to use \u2018him\u2019 or \u2018her\u2019 comes to light.<\/h3>\n<p>According to News Ltd, the instructions were designed to avoid offending LGBTI members of defence:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe language guide written by the Australian Defence Force Academy began being distributed to officers in training last year as part of a politically correct push inside the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe document instructs soldiers to issue apologies if they use offending language and warned they be reported for \u2018unacceptable behaviour\u2019 if the speech was deliberate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Use gender neutral language when referring to relationships or gender identities,\u2019 the guide says\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018All ADFA personnel need to appreciate that the deliberate use of non-inclusive language, exclusion and bullying due to gender diversity are some of the behaviours which can affect LGBTI members.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Minister Payne &#8212; who was reportedly unaware the doc existed &#8212; has said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Department has not, and is not intending to, issue a Defence directive on gender-neutral language. Claims to the contrary are wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Soldiers are being told they shouldn\u2019t use terms like \u201chim\u201d, \u201cher\u201d so they don\u2019t offend \u201cLGBTI\u201d members in a new guide that says refusing to do so will be considered \u201cbullying\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailytelegraph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dailytelegraph<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandadevine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mirandadevine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Houghtontweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Houghtontweets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxHvnpXf3E\">https:\/\/t.co\/jxHvnpXf3E<\/a><\/p>&mdash; matthew dunn (@mattydunn11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattydunn11\/status\/1026203936858853376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister Marise Payne says the defence force has not issued a \u201cdirective on gender-neutral language\u201d as an internal training guide telling soldiers not to use \u2018him\u2019 or \u2018her\u2019 comes to light. 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