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Robert F. Bukaty At Syracuse University, some folx are feeling unseen.
As reported by The College Fix , the school hosts a classmate portal called MySlice . But according to an article in student-run The Daily Orange , the system’s far too cisgender.
“As an incoming freshman,” the writer of the piece recalls, “the part of college I was most looking forward to was using this new environment to fully come out as agender, using they/she pronouns.” Throughout my college admissions process, SU had been one of the schools that most consistently oriented itself as a safe space for LGBTQIA+ students, touting its wide range of resources and emphasis on an inclusive community. “Within two days,” however, the author was “disillusioned.” Out of six classes this semester, with five being seminar-sized, I only had one professor ask us to introduce ourselves with our pronouns. Even so, hope reared its head: I was disappointed, until my First-Year Seminar professor informed our class about the setting in MySlice that allowed students to indicate their preferred pronouns. Finally, I had a way to make sure that my pronouns would be known and respected. The enrollee “found the pronoun tool” and expanded its menu.
Pitifully, the list was incomplete.
It only allowed for “he/him,” “she/her,” “they/them,” and “ze/hir.” Otherwise, there were merely “Use My Name” and “Ask Me.” For a brief moment, I thought maybe the menu would allow me to select more than one option, but this quickly proved untrue. Holy grail, wherefore art thou: The tool I thought would be the holy grail of inclusion and respect in my classes (and beyond) simply did not have a space for my identity. Syracuse is slacking: Mixed pronouns, though recent, are also prevalent. A great deal of SU students use mixed pronouns, some of whom have shared […]
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