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We Should Say ‘Womxn’ Not ‘Women’ To Be Inclusive. Wait, No, That’s Racist.

Ashe Schow

The ever-changing rules about inclusivity strike again.

Last week, two London student groups — one at King’s College and the other at Goldsmiths, University of London — vowed to start using “womxn” in replace of “women” in communications. The move is meant to promote inclusivity, even if using the “word” in official posts looks ridiculous. For example, the Goldsmiths Students’ Union published a Facebook post on November 20 referring to two school sporting events.

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