The EU has decided to get more political correct. They announced today that several titles are now offensive such as referring to women as 'Mrs.' or 'Miss.' And to make things equal men can't be referred to as 'Sir.' This is quite a big step for England, right? Officials have also ordered that 'sportsmen' be called 'athletes' and 'statesmen' be referred to as 'political leaders.' The guidance lists banned terms for describing professions, including fireman, air hostess, headmaster, policeman, salesman, manageress, cinema usherette and male nurse. One thing that hasn't changed is that MEPs are still allowed to refer to 'midwives' as there is no accepted male version of the job.
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